Lasso Moderation
AI-driven content moderation for brand and user protection.. [Freemium]
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What is Lasso Moderation?
Lasso Moderation is an AI-powered content moderation platform designed to automatically detect and remove harmful user-generated content including spam, toxicity, profanity, nudity, violence, drugs, and other harmful material across text, images, videos, and audio. The platform tackles 99% of content moderation tasks through AI automation while providing an extensive moderation dashboard for human moderators to handle the remaining 1% of complex cases efficiently at scale.
Key features include AI moderation for multiple content types, customizable moderation rules that require no coding, a comprehensive moderation dashboard with review queues, audit logs, translations, access controls, and moderation reports. The platform offers user-level moderation to identify and act against bad actors, sentiment analysis, PII detection for email addresses and phone numbers, image similarity detection, OCR for text detection in images, AI-generated content detection including deepfakes, face detection and matching, audio transcription and moderation, and built-in user reporting functionality.
Lasso is designed for online platforms across social media, dating, gaming, marketplaces, e-commerce, events, live streaming, and adult entertainment industries. It targets Trust & Safety teams, small teams, startups, and enterprises that need to moderate chat, comments, communities, reviews, and other user-generated content. The platform integrates with popular platforms like Slack, Bettermode, Circle, TalkJS, Stream, Sendbird, PubNuc, Tencent Cloud Chat, Unitary, and Modulate (ToxMod) via REST API or plug-and-play integrations.
The platform helps businesses stay compliant with legal requirements like the Digital Services Act (DSA) through audit logs and compliance reports. It supports multiple languages, offers custom AI model training for specific use cases, provides webhooks for real-time updates, and maintains 99.9% uptime. Teams can collaborate with defined access controls and permissions, while analytics and reporting provide insights into content and user behavior.
Lasso Moderation pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Lasso Moderation offers three tiered subscription plans. Lite plan starts at $99/month for up to 10,000 items/month, includes moderation dashboard, up to 1 moderator, text & image moderation, video & audio moderation, 5 custom rules, 5 custom word lists, 1 review queue, 1 month data retention, and limited support. Pro plan starts at $499/month for up to 100,000 items/month, includes moderation dashboard, up to 3 moderators, text & image moderation, video & audio moderation, 15 custom rules, 15 custom word lists, 3 review queues, 3 months data retention, email support, and custom AI models. Enterprise plan offers custom pricing with unlimited moderated items, unlimited moderators, unlimited custom rules, unlimited custom word lists, unlimited review queues, custom data retention, priority support, account manager, single sign-on (SSO), and 99.9% service level agreement. All plans include AI moderation, analytics, user reports, tags, custom policies, custom fields, roles & permissions, webhooks & integrations, user-level moderation, profile image moderation, IP moderation, temporary bans, strikes, toxicity & profanity detection, multi-language support, QR & link detection, PII detection, sentiment analysis, translations, AI-generated text detection, custom AI models, AI image moderation, OCR text detection, face detection, face recognition, celebrity detection, AI-generated image detection, CSAM detection, video AI moderation, automated screenshots, audio transcription, voice moderation powered by Modulate, GDPR compliance, data privacy, audit logs, and data exports.
Lasso Moderation pros
- AI automatically detects 99% of harmful content including spam, toxicity, nudity, violence, and drugs
- Comprehensive moderation dashboard with review queues, audit logs, translations, and access controls
- No coding required to customize moderation rules through easy-to-use dashboard interface
- Supports multiple content types: text, images, video, and audio moderation in one platform
- User-level moderation to detect and take action against bad actors beyond individual posts
- Custom AI model training specifically tailored to your platform's unique use case
- Plug-and-play integrations with Slack, Circle, Stream, Sendbird, Modulate ToxMod, and Unitary
- PII detection identifies and redacts email addresses, phone numbers, QR codes, and URLs
- AI-generated content detection including deepfakes, generated text, and AI-generated images
- Image similarity detection fingerprints images to prevent spamming of duplicate harmful content
- OCR analysis automatically detects and extracts text embedded in images
- Built-in user reporting functionality allows your users to report content or users directly
- Multi-language support for moderating content across different languages globally
- 99.9% uptime guarantee with blazing fast platform performance for real-time moderation
- DSA compliance reports and audit logs help navigate legal requirements effortlessly
- Sentiment analysis measures user sentiment on your platform for better community insights
- Face detection and matching in images and videos to identify known faces automatically
- Audio moderation with transcription to detect harmful content in voice chats and recordings
- Team collaboration features with customizable roles, permissions, and access controls
- Analytics and reporting provide insights into content volume, user behavior, and moderation health
Lasso Moderation cons
- Lite plan limited to only 1 moderator which may not suit growing teams
- Lite plan capped at 5 custom rules and 5 custom word lists
- No free tier available - starts at $99/month for Lite plan
- Limited support on Lite plan compared to email support on Pro and priority on Enterprise
- 10K items/month limit on Lite plan may be insufficient for moderately active platforms
- Pro plan limited to 3 moderators and 15 custom rules may constrain scaling teams
- Data retention only 1 month on Lite plan and 3 months on Pro plan
- Must contact sales for Enterprise pricing rather than transparent public pricing
Frequently asked questions about Lasso Moderation
What is Lasso Moderation and what does it do?
Lasso Moderation is an AI-powered content moderation platform that automatically detects and removes harmful user-generated content including spam, toxicity, profanity, nudity, violence, drugs, and other harmful material. It handles text, images, videos, and audio in real-time using AI that tackles 99% of moderation tasks, while providing an extensive dashboard for human moderators to efficiently handle the remaining 1% of complex cases at scale.
How much does Lasso Moderation cost?
Lasso offers three pricing tiers: Lite starts at $99/month for up to 10,000 items/month with 1 moderator; Pro starts at $499/month for up to 100,000 items/month with 3 moderators; Enterprise has custom pricing for unlimited items and unlimited moderators. All plans include AI moderation, dashboard, custom rules, and integrations.
What types of content can Lasso moderate?
Lasso moderates four content types: text (spam, toxicity, profanity, threats), images (nudity, violence, drugs, AI-generated images, CSAM), video (nudity, violence with automated screenshots and audio transcription), and audio (harmful content via transcription and voice moderation powered by Modulate's ToxMod).
Does Lasso require coding to set up custom moderation rules?
No coding is required. Lasso's dashboard allows you to easily customize moderation rules through a simple-to-use interface. Rules are collections of conditions with actions that can be adjusted on the fly without deployments. Incoming content is automatically evaluated against updated rules immediately.
What integrations does Lasso support?
Lasso offers plug-and-play integrations with Slack, Bettermode, Circle, TalkJS, Stream, Sendbird, PubNub, Tencent Cloud Chat, Unitary, and Modulate (ToxMod) for voice chat moderation. For custom solutions, Lasso provides a REST API with full documentation and support for broader compatibility.
How does the moderation workflow work?
The workflow has 3 steps: 1) Ingest content through API by sending text/images and user information to Lasso; 2) Automation where Lasso's AI and custom rules automatically take action on incoming content, relayed back via webhook; 3) Human action where moderators use the dashboard for content not automatically moderated, with actions also relayed back via webhook.
Is Lasso compliant with data privacy regulations?
Yes, Lasso is GDPR compliant and helps platforms stay compliant with legal requirements like the Digital Services Act (DSA). The platform provides audit logs of all actions taken, data privacy protections, data exports, customizable data retention, and DSA compliance reports especially on Enterprise plans.
Can Lasso detect AI-generated content?
Yes, Lasso can detect AI-generated content including deepfakes, AI-generated text, and AI-generated images. This feature helps platforms identify synthetic media and fake content that could be used for spam, misinformation, or other harmful purposes.
What support options does Lasso offer?
Support varies by plan: Lite includes limited support, Pro includes email support, and Enterprise includes priority support with an account manager. All plans include onboarding & training. You can also book a free 30-minute call with Lasso's team to discuss business needs.
How does user-level moderation work in Lasso?
User-level moderation detects and takes action against bad actors beyond individual posts. Features include profile image moderation, IP moderation, temporary bans, and strikes. The user overview provides a clear picture of user behavior, and custom rules can target users based on criteria like signup time combined with posting behavior.