Implementing Offensive Language Censorship in Your Chat Feature
In today’s digital landscape, user-to-user interaction is a core component of successful platforms. When you implement a real-time chat feature, you open a vital channel for community building. However, you also assume the responsibility of maintaining a safe, inclusive environment. Left unchecked, toxicity, profanity, and offensive language can quickly drive away valuable users and erode the trust in your product.
Censorship, in this context, is not about stifling conversation—it’s about protection and moderation.
This article will offer a use case for building real-time chat feature with censorship for offensive languages. I already have the existing code repository that built with React.JS and Nest.JS framework, but let’s build the chat feature from the beginning.