The Most Powerful Content Flagging System Ever

Created: 4/12/2025

Updated: Never

I'm excited to roll out a brand-new flagging system, newly build to give you more control over what you see, and creators more tools to label their posts with care. This is the most expansive content flagging system on any social media platform, and it's officially live on TransSocial now!

🌈 What's new?

TransSocial still has the main three major content types that can be flagged when making a post:

• NSFW (Not Safe for Work)
• Sensitive Content
• Political Content

But now, each one has multiple flags you can choose from instead of just a simple checkbox, making it way easier to give people the heads-up they deserve.

🧷 How it works

When creating a post, you can now choose from detailed flag options. For example:

🟥 NSFW:

• Adult Content (explicit sexual images)
• Sexually Suggestive (not nude, but suggestive)
• Non-Sexual Nudity (artistic or casual)
• Fetish Content
• Erotic Writing

⚠️ Sensitive Content:

• Graphic Violence (only stylized, clearly fake gore allowed!)
• Horror Imagery
• Abuse/Trauma Mentions
• Self-Harm/Suicide Mentions
• Drug Use
• Flash/Seizure Risk

🗳️ Political Content:

• Political Discussions
• War & Conflict
• Identity Debates
• Conspiracy Theories
• News Media

This system helps readers know exactly what kind of content is behind a blur, while giving posters clear guidance on what each flags means. No more vague labels. No more guessing.

NSFW Flags Definitions, Sensitive Flags Definitions, Political Flags Definitions

👁️ Personalized Visibility

While this blog is about how creators flags content, it also ties into a big update for users. You'll still be able to choose how you want different types of flagged content to show up on your home page, hidden, blurred, or shown, and tailor that experience to your comfort.

(We'll talk about that more soon!)

🌟 Why it matters

Flagging shouldn't be one-size-fits-all. A meme with cartoon blood isn't the same as a trauma vent. A political rant isn't the same as a news post. We believe that nuance matters, and now, we're building a system that reflects that.

With this new setup, we're making TransSocial a space that balances expression and comfort, freedom, and safety, all in one clean, powerful flow.

🛠️ Ongoing Improvements

We'll keep refining the system based on your feedback! Got ideas for more flag types or better descriptions? Let us know! We're building this for you!

❓ How to Use

The new system is just as simple as before! In your Settings under the Personalization tab, you will now see "Change Preferences". Clicking on it will open a popup where you can configure the preferences to your liking, and TransSocial will immediately reflect those changes on the site.

Thanks for making TransSocial what it is. Thoughtful, safe, expressive, and real. Now let's keep making it better, together.

Thank you,

Katty (@katniny)