A social media content moderation API built for the harms that now start with a generated image. Detect AI-generated nudes, synthetic media and the coercive DM patterns behind sextortion, alongside grooming, bullying and CSAM, in real time.
Why social platforms need dedicated child safety software
Generic content moderation tools miss the behavioural patterns that put minors at risk. Social platforms face the most complex child safety challenges, at scale, across modalities, and under increasing regulatory scrutiny.
Scale of content
Millions of messages, posts, and interactions daily, manual moderation can't keep up
Grooming in DMs
Private messaging is the primary vector for child exploitation on social platforms
Multi-modal content
Text, images, video, and voice all need analysis, not just text
Regulatory pressure
KOSA, DSA, UK OSA, and COPPA all impose specific obligations on social platforms
Multi-modal content analysis
Every content type. Every risk category. One API.
Real-time Chat Analysis
Detect grooming, bullying, and coercive control in DMs and group chats
Image Safety
Analyse images for CSAM indicators, age-inappropriate content, and synthetic media
Video Analysis
Detect harmful content in video uploads and live streams
Sextortion Detection
Identify coercive patterns targeting minors for sexual exploitation
Romance Scam Detection
Detect social engineering and financial exploitation targeting young users
Synthetic Content Detection
Identify AI-generated deepfakes and manipulated media
Deepfake detection and sextortion prevention
Sextortion no longer needs a real image. An offender can take photographs from a public profile, run them through a nudification tool, and open with the threat. Detecting that means scoring the media and the conversation together, because the coercion usually arrives before the file does.
Full capability detail, latency and pricing on the deepfake detection API page.
Synthetic media detection
Score uploaded images and video frames for signs of AI generation or manipulation before they reach a feed, a DM or a live stream.
Coercive pattern detection
Read the conversation, not just the file. Sextortion follows a recognisable arc: rapid intimacy, a request for an image, then a threat and a payment demand.
Minor-context escalation
When a synthetic sexual image is tied to a minor account, Tuteliq raises severity to the maximum and returns an escalate action rather than a queue-for-review action.
Auditable decision trail
Every detection returns a risk score, harm categories and a recommended action, logged for regulator reporting without retaining the underlying media.
What detection can and cannot tell you
Synthetic media detection is probabilistic. Tuteliq returns a confidence score, not a verdict, because generation tools change faster than any detector can claim certainty. Most platforms set a high threshold for automatic removal and a lower one for human review, so a borderline image reaches a moderator rather than a false takedown. The conversational signal is often the stronger one: a threat and a payment demand are unambiguous even when the attached image is not.
Social media moderation use cases
Where social platforms apply Tuteliq across the product surface, from first message to public feed.
Direct message screening
Score every DM between an adult account and a minor account before delivery, without storing message content.
Signal: grooming, sextortion, coercive control
Public feed and comments
Screen posts, replies and comment threads for bullying, self-harm promotion and age-inappropriate material.
Signal: bullying, self-harm, adult content
Media uploads
Analyse images and video frames at upload time for CSAM indicators and manipulated media before they reach a feed.
Signal: CSAM indicators, synthetic media
Live streams and voice rooms
Sample audio and frames during live sessions so moderators are alerted while a stream is still running.
Signal: voice grooming, harmful live content
New account and follow requests
Flag adult accounts systematically contacting minor accounts, a behavioural pattern single messages never reveal.
Signal: contact patterns, age mismatch
Moderator queue triage
Rank reports by risk score so the highest-harm cases reach human moderators first, with an auditable decision trail.
Signal: risk score, recommended action
How to integrate the moderation API
Call Tuteliq inline before a message or upload is delivered, or asynchronously from your event stream. Responses return a risk score, categories and a recommended action your moderation queue can enforce.
Authenticate
Create an API key in the dashboard and send it as a bearer token from your backend, never from the client.
Send content with context
Include surface type, platform and user age band so the model calibrates to the conversation, not just the words.
Act on the response
Use risk_score and recommended_action to block, hold for review or escalate, and log the decision for regulator reporting.
Full request and response schemas live in the API reference, with SDKs for Node.js, Python, Kotlin, Swift and Unity.
Multi-jurisdictional compliance
Social platforms operate globally. Tuteliq helps you comply everywhere.
KOSA
All 13 harm categories covered
COPPA
Zero content retention, no PII storage
EU DSA
Transparency reporting and content actioning
UK OSA
Risk assessment and proactive scanning
Zero content retention
1.1-1.5s typical latency
32 languages
Multi-modal analysis
Common questions
What is deepfake detection?
How does deepfake sextortion work?
Can you detect AI-generated nudes and nudification apps?
What is a sextortion prevention API?
What is a social media content moderation API?
Can Tuteliq handle the scale of social media content?
Which regulations does Tuteliq help social platforms comply with?
How do you integrate content moderation into DMs and feeds?
Related: Gaming platforms, KOSA compliance, UK Online Safety Act guides, API reference.
How to add child safety detection to a social platform
Add real-time grooming, bullying, and exploitation detection to feeds, comments, and direct messages in five steps.
- 1 Create an account and API key Sign up, verify your email, and generate an API key from the dashboard. Test and live keys are separate, so you can integrate without touching production traffic.
Create an account and API key
Sign up, verify your email, and generate an API key from the dashboard. Test and live keys are separate, so you can integrate without touching production traffic.
- 2 Send your first request Post posts, comments, or direct messages to the relevant detection endpoint over HTTPS, either directly or with one of the SDKs. The response returns a risk category, a risk score, and a recommended action. No content is stored.
Send your first request
Post posts, comments, or direct messages to the relevant detection endpoint over HTTPS, either directly or with one of the SDKs. The response returns a risk category, a risk score, and a recommended action. No content is stored.
- 3 Map risk levels to your actions Decide what each risk level triggers on your platform: log only, queue for human review, restrict the interaction, or escalate. Thresholds are configurable per risk category.
Map risk levels to your actions
Decide what each risk level triggers on your platform: log only, queue for human review, restrict the interaction, or escalate. Thresholds are configurable per risk category.
- 4 Connect webhooks and your review queue Register a webhook endpoint so high-risk events reach your trust and safety team in real time, and review them in the Tuteliq console or in your own tooling.
Connect webhooks and your review queue
Register a webhook endpoint so high-risk events reach your trust and safety team in real time, and review them in the Tuteliq console or in your own tooling.
- 5 Review evidence and reporting Use the incident log, audit trail, and transparency reporting to evidence your safety measures for regulators, auditors, and internal governance.
Review evidence and reporting
Use the incident log, audit trail, and transparency reporting to evidence your safety measures for regulators, auditors, and internal governance.
Protect your community
See how Tuteliq scales child safety across your platform, from DMs to public feeds.
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