Content moderation pools you manage directly

Outsourced moderation is a trust problem

Most content moderation is outsourced. You hand your content to a vendor you cannot fully vet, at prices you cannot meaningfully control. You have limited visibility into who is reviewing your content, how decisions are made, or whether quality is consistent across reviewers.

When something goes wrong — a policy violation slips through, a borderline call is made incorrectly — you find out after the fact. The feedback loop is slow, and you have no direct way to course-correct individual reviewers.

Build your own moderation team

Create a moderation pool on Tewdy. Define your screening criteria — language fluency, subject matter familiarity, availability — and publish it. Applicants complete your questionnaire. You review responses and approve moderators individually.

Once your pool is staffed, publish review tasks. Each task has milestones — a batch of content to review, a deadline, and quality expectations. Moderators claim work, complete reviews, and submit for your approval. Reputation scores update automatically, giving you a running measure of each moderator's accuracy, consistency, and speed.

What you get

• Moderator screening — custom questionnaires and approval workflows so every moderator in your pool meets your standards.
• Task-based content review — publish review tasks with clear scope, guidelines, and deadlines. Moderators claim and complete work at their own pace.
• Milestone tracking — break review work into batches with due dates and progress tracking. Know exactly where each batch stands.
• Reputation scoring — accuracy (alignment with your guidelines), consistency (agreement with other moderators), and speed (time to complete reviews). Scores update after every batch.
• Pool chat — built-in group messaging for guideline updates, edge-case discussions, and day-to-day coordination.
• Escrow payouts — budgets are held in escrow and released when milestones are completed and approved. Moderators see what they will earn upfront.

Scales with your platform

Start with 5 moderators. Grow to 50. Reputation scores tell you who to keep, who to train, and who to let go. As your content volume increases, you add moderators to the pool and distribute work across them — same workflows, same quality tracking, no renegotiation with a vendor.

There is no minimum pool size and no platform-imposed cap. You set the pace.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from outsourced moderation?

Outsourced moderation means handing your content to a vendor you cannot vet, at prices you cannot control. With Tewdy, you recruit and screen your own moderators, set your own rates, and review quality directly. The moderators work for you, not a staffing agency.

How does moderator screening work?

You define screening criteria and questionnaires when you create a pool. Applicants complete them before joining. You review responses and approve or reject each applicant. No one enters your pool without your sign-off.

What does reputation scoring measure?

Reputation tracks three dimensions: accuracy (how often a moderator's decisions align with your guidelines), consistency (agreement rate with other moderators on the same content), and speed (time to complete assigned reviews). Scores update automatically after each review batch.

Can I start small and scale later?

Yes. Most teams start with 5 to 10 moderators and grow as volume increases. There is no minimum pool size and no platform-imposed cap. Reputation scores help you decide who to keep as you scale.

How are moderators paid?

You set a budget per task or per review batch. Funds are held in escrow and released when milestones are completed and approved. Moderators see exactly what they will earn before accepting work.

Can moderators communicate with each other?

Every pool includes a built-in group chat. You can use it for guideline updates, edge-case discussions, or general coordination. You control who can post and what is visible.