as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
the moderator should make sure that everyone gets a chance to speak
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a person in charge of a meeting
the moderator should make sure that everyone gets a chance to speak
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
As an example, TikTok's operation in the European Union region had 531 Spanish-language content moderators and 1,524 English-language content moderators as of December 2024, according to the company's most recent digital transparency report that it's required to file to operate in that region.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Kate Conger, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The moderators guided the discussion through key topics such as organizational collaboration, youth engagement, skill development, and technological advancements.
—Sukanya S. Meher, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Jan. 2025
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The disagreement was sparked by a question from the moderators about what neighborhood in the district the candidates lived in.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
As an example, TikTok's operation in the European Union region had 531 Spanish-language content moderators and 1,524 English-language content moderators as of December 2024, according to the company's most recent digital transparency report that it's required to file to operate in that region.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
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The decisions to move away from strict rules about what is allowed on the sites and employing thousands of content moderators to police them follows yearslong complaints from Republicans that social media companies effectively censored conservative voices.
—Kate Conger, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The moderators guided the discussion through key topics such as organizational collaboration, youth engagement, skill development, and technological advancements.
—Sukanya S. Meher, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Moderator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderator. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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