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Volunteer moderator for @aimod.social @antifae.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Quite note here that for the witch hunt in question, the PFP of the person that we labeled carries the SynthID watermark from Google's Gemini. All images generated by Gemini now carry an invisible watermark that survives light edition. You can learn more here: deepmind.google/models/synth...

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Volunteer moderator for @aimod.social @antifae.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We have decided to label this post as "Suspected AI Imagery". Here's how we came to this conclusion, as an example of our process. It takes time and effort, and we try to make our due diligence as much as possible. First, there is no known source for this video. No news coverage. 1/6

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AI Imagery Labeler @aimod.social · 03/08/2026

At the end of the day what people keep asking for is the ability to know when something is or is not AI so they can make their own informed choices about how they interact with it. Hopefully tools like SynthID become widespread so it doesn't fall on the user to make their own determinations.

euronews.com

AI-generated label becomes mandatory in the EU

Companies creating or using AI-generated content have to label it clearly for users to know, as part of an EU guideline implemented on Sunday. #EuropeNews

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Volunteer moderator for @aimod.social @antifae.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Sampling of some of these tools, in no particular order, on the same image. Using these is virtually the same as tossing a coin.

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AI Imagery Labeler @aimod.social · 30/07/2026

We've updated so that you can now also make appeals directly through our query page! query.aimod.social Of course users can also still appeal through Bluesky by clicking on the tag in question and then "appeal."

A screenshot of the appeals system in the AI Labeler Mod Query website

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AI Imagery Labeler @aimod.social · 27/07/2026

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES! Thank you for your patience, everyone. Yes, we are back.

Hello everyone!

Sorry we’ve been gone so long, we know you all have missed us. Your support has meant a lot to us, truly.

As some of the more perceptive of you have noticed, we are back up! We need a little time to crank up the engines again, but we’re moving as fast as we can.

First, to address some concerns: No, we weren’t banned, and no we weren’t in any trouble. We paused the service ourselves, and it was always meant to be a temporary hiatus. It just took a bit longer than intended.

To put it simply, AIMod had gotten a lot bigger than anyone on the team ever thought it would. We decided that we needed to take a breather and figure out how to best address some of the concerns we’d been hearing from the community as well as implement some extensive technical overhauls.

In short, we put things on hold while we made some big changes under the hood.

Updates:

In pursuit of complete transparency, we have added a ton of information to our handbook about who we are and how we work. There is also now an extensive section on AI detection for anyone who wants to know what methods we use to make our labeling choices.

We have added a query system so you can check if you have any AI labels on any post on your account, all without subscribing to the service.

Our honorable founder, @davis.social, has stepped down from their role and will no longer be taking an active role in running the service. This is an amicable departure - he just has a lot on his plate and, to be completely honest, people were being very mean to him.

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 26/07/2026

Hey everyone! 👋 I want to share an update on @aimod.social:

Thank you to everyone who put your trust in the @aimod.social labeler. Your support means the world to me and the whole team. The project is officially restarting, but I am stepping down from my role.

While I had an amazing team alongside me and the work we did felt fulfilling and meaningful, being the primary public face took a toll. Between the massive time commitment of moderation and the stress of navigating disputes over mistaken labels, I realized it is time for me to step back and focus on other projects.

As a team, we collectively decided to pause the labeler recently. We needed that time to overhaul our methods and revise terminology to ensure the project is done right, better serves the community, and protects the people who give so much of themselves to keep @aimod.social operational.

The labeler is in great hands with the same amazing team. I can’t express enough just how incredible they are and how dedicated they’ve been to protecting and informing the art community. Please keep an eye out for an official update from the @aimod.social account! (side note: they will likely need more volunteers soon, too!)

I am passing the baton and stepping away from project duties, but I'll always be rooting for them.

Thank you all for the support. ❤️

—Davis

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 26/12/2025

Hey @aimod.social users 👋 I’ve seen the messages about the labeler and wanted to say the team is ok and we’re so grateful for how much it meant to you. We’re sorting some things out and can’t share details yet, but the plan is still to bring it back. Thanks so much for the support—more updates soon.

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 05/12/2025

Hey all, the team and I at @aimod.social are temporarily shutting down the labeler. I can't go into detail, but we discovered issues that could put me or the team at risk. We'll bring it back once we’re confident it's safe. Thank you so much for your understanding and for believing in us.

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Volunteer moderator for @aimod.social @antifae.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Quote post since I can't reply. See bsky.app/profile/anti... It's on Bluesky, not us. The label was removed from our system, but they still haven't propagated the change.

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Volunteer moderator for @aimod.social @antifae.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

A bit more on this. We now believe that: - It depends on which PDS the viewing account is located. - It's transient, as in, it eventually syncs up with time. Additionally: It ALSO happens when we remove a label. It keeps showing for hours or days before eventually disappearing for everyone.

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Volunteer moderator for @aimod.social @antifae.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

We are seeing a new problem with the labeler. We have no idea if it affects other labelers, but we're wondering if it has anything to do with the temporary suspension that happened on the account. Basically, labels stop showing for SOME people. Example for this post here: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Volunteer moderator for @aimod.social @antifae.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

This is a test post for the labeler. It should show the label "AI-informative" on it. It has been generated using Google's Gemini, using the prompt "Generate an image which is a simple horizontal gradient from blue to red."

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Volunteer moderator for @aimod.social @antifae.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

We got a bit of a scare today, as our main @aimod.social account for labeling and moderating got suspended. It was scary because of the energy that has been poured into this project, and has seemingly disappeared all of a sudden. Luckily, it was only temporary. Let's talk about the effort a bit. 🧵

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 17/09/2025

@aimod.social is restored! I’m so sorry for the inconvenience! If Bluesky gives us more information on why the account was suspended, I’ll be sure to share what we learn and communicate how we’ll avoid it happening again. Thanks again for your patience! 🩵

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 17/09/2025

Hey all 👋 we saw that @aimod.social has been suspended. We don’t know why at this point, but we’ve appealed the suspension and requested more information. I’ll update when I know more. Thank you for your patience! 🩵

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Volunteer moderator for @aimod.social @antifae.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I am one of the volunteer moderators of @aimod.social. Feel free to engage if you have questions or wish to discuss labelling rationales. DMs are open, and will be regularly monitored. We're friendly!

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