Helo upgrades its safety features and content moderation policies; makes it available in 14 Indian languages

• Helo has added in-app safety measures with 13 new safety features such as in-app reporting, privacy settings, restricted mode, parental control and comment filter.
• The community guidelines are now available in 14 Indian languages
• To keep an eye on fake news, Helo is working with independent, third-party fact checkers

Helo has upgraded its existing safety features and content moderation policies, making them available in 14 Indian regional languages.

Shyamanga Barooah, Head of Content Operations, Helo said, “Maintaining a safe and positive in-app environment is paramount to us, which is why we continuously enhance and update our policies, safety tools, and online resources. Taking a step ahead in this direction, we are delighted to collaborate with an independent, third-party fact checker to reduce the prevalence of fake news on our platform.”

Helo has partnered with third-party fact-checkers like the Jagran Group, certified by International Fact Check Network and Poynter Institute to further intensify its efforts in minimising misinformation and fake news in the online community.

The platform has also added in-app safety measures with 13 new safety features such as in-app reporting, privacy settings, restricted mode, parental control and comment filter. With the ‘In-app Reporting’ feature, users have greater control over their feed and are able to report content or profiles that violate the Community Guidelines.

Helo’s community guidelines are now available in 14 Indian languages - Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya to name a few.