as in chairpersons
a person in charge of a meeting
the moderator should make sure that everyone gets a chance to speak
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Recent Examples of moderators
The forum's moderators corroborated the claim by stating that they were sent evidence of the user's possession of the hardware.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Many of the features mirror Reddit, like a count of how many members are online, moderators, and community guidelines.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
When activity on the business page returns to normal, our moderators will remove the alert and clean up the page.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
These communities, like all subreddits, are largely self-policed by user-moderators who are invested in the topic at hand.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Dorsey, has since cut ties with Bluesky and left its board, saying in an interview with venture capitalist Mike Solana that its speech rules were against his original vision of a site in which content is not policed in any way by moderators.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
Many first time and repeat Republican voters thanked Musk on X for acquiring the platform and restoring their voice after some had their posting privileges suspended by content moderators.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
Lawmakers may need to consider regulations requiring a more effective combination of AI and human moderators to ensure fairer moderation.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Many of the questions posed by the moderators — as well as the answers from Slotkin and Rogers — tracked with those at last week's debate.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Many of the features mirror Reddit, like a count of how many members are online, moderators, and community guidelines.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
When activity on the business page returns to normal, our moderators will remove the alert and clean up the page.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
These communities, like all subreddits, are largely self-policed by user-moderators who are invested in the topic at hand.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Dorsey, has since cut ties with Bluesky and left its board, saying in an interview with venture capitalist Mike Solana that its speech rules were against his original vision of a site in which content is not policed in any way by moderators.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
Many first time and repeat Republican voters thanked Musk on X for acquiring the platform and restoring their voice after some had their posting privileges suspended by content moderators.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
Lawmakers may need to consider regulations requiring a more effective combination of AI and human moderators to ensure fairer moderation.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Many of the questions posed by the moderators — as well as the answers from Slotkin and Rogers — tracked with those at last week's debate.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Moderators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderators. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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