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unmoderated

British  
/ ʌnˈmɒdəˌreɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. (of an online chatroom, newsgroup, etc) not monitored for inappropriate content, time wasting, or bad language

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She added: "These AI images don't appear from nowhere – they're built from real disabled people's images, often without consent – and unmoderated comment threads turbocharge objectification and harassment."

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

“To the extent that world leaders see they have this space and it’s unmoderated, they could push to see how far they can go.”

From New York Times Oct. 27, 2022

Mr. Romero’s statement on Tuesday was notably less concerned with the thinking of the opponents of free, unmoderated speech online.

From Washington Times May 10, 2022

But the largely unmoderated volume of content it produces has helped shift the company’s perspective on itself: that it is a platform for creators, not a publisher.

From The Verge May 3, 2022

As a result, the unmoderated rec.humor.oracle.d is frequently crossposted to by the clueless, looking for advice on SQL.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele

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