Sightengine

Sightengine is to improve lives by building the best image vision technologies. The perfect tool to automatically moderate content. Detect and filter any unwanted content in photos, videos and live streams.

Sightengine is an AI-powered content moderation platform that specializes in analyzing and filtering visual and textual content across digital platforms. The company offers APIs for image, video, and text moderation, utilizing advanced machine learning and natural language processing technologies to detect and filter unwanted content in real-time. Sightengine's capabilities include nudity detection, weapons identification, alcohol and drug recognition, as well as deepfake detection. The platform is designed to be scalable, handling up to tens of millions of images per month. Sightengine's technology also extends to optical character recognition (OCR), allowing for text extraction and analysis from images and videos. The company's solutions are applicable across various industries, including social media, ecommerce, news organizations, and online communities.

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Sightengine is an AI-powered content moderation platform that specializes in analyzing and filtering visual and textual content across digital platforms. The company offers APIs for image, video, and text moderation, utilizing advanced machine learning and natural language processing technologies to detect and filter unwanted content in real-time. Sightengine's capabilities include nudity detection, weapons identification, alcohol and drug recognition, as well as deepfake detection. The platform is designed to be scalable, handling up to tens of millions of images per month. Sightengine's technology also extends to optical character recognition (OCR), allowing for text extraction and analysis from images and videos. The company's solutions are applicable across various industries, including social media, ecommerce, news organizations, and online communities.

Unitary is a London-based AI company specializing in visual content moderation. Founded in 2019, the company has developed proprietary machine learning algorithms that analyze multiple signals to understand the contents and contexts of videos, images, audio, and text. Unitary's technology mimics human moderation by simultaneously analyzing visual, aural, and textual content, allowing it to comprehend video and image content similar to humans. This approach helps digital platforms quickly identify inappropriate or illegal material at scale, addressing the challenge of exponentially growing online content that makes manual review unrealistic.
As of October 2023, Unitary was analyzing six million videos daily across multiple languages. The company's AI offers a scalable solution for content classification, empowering human moderators and helping platforms navigate nuanced content. Unitary's products have been used to classify billions of online images and videos. The company also maintains an open-source AI tool called Detoxify, which has been downloaded over 7 million times. Unitary's technology is designed to help platforms adapt to new regulations like the UK's Online Safety Bill and the EU's Digital Services Act, which require more proactive moderation and action against illegal content. In October 2023, Unitary reported seven figures in annual recurring revenue, demonstrating significant growth in its early stages.

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Smart Moderation is an AI-powered comment moderation service designed to protect brands' social media profiles and online communities. The company's technology automatically detects and removes inappropriate content, including hate speech, spam, trolls, and bullying across platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Smart Moderation's proprietary AI system utilizes machine learning and natural language processing to understand text holistically, going beyond simple keyword matching. The technology was initially trained using Facebook's official community standards and continues to learn from users' preferences and past actions, creating a customized moderation approach over time.
The company offers a subscription-based B2B SaaS solution that operates 24/7 in real-time, providing continuous protection without human intervention. Smart Moderation's setup process is designed to be quick and straightforward, requiring only three steps: signing up with a Facebook account, connecting to social networks, and adding profiles. This streamlined approach allows brands to implement the service in less than a minute, offering immediate protection for their online presence.

Smart Moderation

CyberPurify is a company focused on providing solutions for online safety and digital well-being, particularly for children. The company's technology aims to address concerns regarding inappropriate content exposure and excessive screen time among young users. CyberPurify's product offerings are designed to create a safer internet environment for children and promote healthier online habits. The company's solutions are positioned as alternatives to existing, more complex options in the market, suggesting a focus on user-friendly and accessible tools for parents and guardians.

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Hive is a project management software company that offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to streamline team collaboration and workflow management. The platform provides various features to visualize project scopes, track progress, and simplify stakeholder communication. Hive's interface includes multiple views such as Gantt charts, Kanban boards, calendars, and portfolio overviews, allowing users to manage tasks and projects according to their preferences. The software also incorporates functionalities like forms for creative requests, document proofing and approval processes, and integrated chat for team communication. Hive emphasizes customization, offering a range of add-ons and integrations through Hive Apps to tailor the workspace to specific needs. The company positions itself as a cost-effective solution, providing a "no-risk Hive Adoption Guarantee" and offering discounts to registered non-profit organizations.
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Hive's content moderation services, which utilize artificial intelligence to identify and block unwanted content, are used by prominent companies including Visa, Netflix, and Reddit. The company has also collaborated with corporations such as GE, Dell/EMC, eBay, and McKesson to co-create startups. Additionally, Hive has partnered with various corporations like IBM, SAP, Intuit, TIBCO, CSAA, Microsoft, Cloudera, and Visa as sponsors for its innovation ecosystem and thought leadership forum.

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Platforms that analyze and filter text-based content, including comments, chat messages, and forum posts, to detect and block hate speech, offensive language, harassment, and spam

Platforms that analyze and filter images and videos, blocking inappropriate or guideline-violating content such as nudity, violence, copyrighted materials, hate speech, and other harmful elements

Platforms that analyze and moderate a variety of media channels including text, images, audio, or video, to determine whether the content is inappropriate or violates guidelines

Platforms that offer specialized content moderation for industries like gaming, ecommerce, healthcare, and social media

Firms that offer content moderation services that combine automated AI-based content analysis with human experts’ analysis

Uses NLP to assess text, detecting policy violations such as hate speech and personal information

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