Methods, systems, and media for identifying abusive content items are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving, at a server from a user device associated with a user, a request to provide user-generated content on a media content platform; in response to receiving the request, determining whether the user-generated content is to be reviewed by one or more reviewing users based on one or more bypass criterion; in response to determining that the user-generated content is to be reviewed based on the one or more bypass criterion, adding a review request to a queue of a reviewing user, wherein the review request includes the user-generated content and information associated with a user account corresponding to the user; and determining whether a decision responsive to the review request indicates that the user-generated content is to be provided on the media content platform, wherein: in response to determining that the decision indicates that the user-generated content item violates at least one policy associated with the media content platform, (i) a first message is transmitted to the user of the user device that indicates the at least one violated policy and a penalty to be administered to the user account corresponding to the user and (ii) a corresponding action is taken that inhibits the user-generated content from being provided on the media content platform; and in response to determining that the decision indicates that the user-generated content item does not violate the at least one policy associated with the media content platform, a second message is transmitted to the user of the user device that indicates that the user-generated content is eligible for providing on the media content platform.