Built a free moderation API after failing to find one

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The problem with existing content moderation:Every developer who's built profanity filtering knows the frustration. Traditional filters either flag "assistant" because it contains "ass," or miss obviously toxic content because they're just matching keywords. They can't tell the difference between "I'll destroy you in this game" (friendly trash talk) and an actual threat.How The Profanity API solves this:I built a 5-layer detection pipeline that analyzes content progressively:Blocklist (L0): Your custom blocklist for instant flaggingStatic (L1): Exact match against known profanityDictionary (L2): Semantic word matching that catches meaning, not just spellingSemantic (L3): Phrase-level underst

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