Abstract:
A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support interactive moderation of network traffic, where authorization to access certain web media content is approved or denied on a per-content item basis in real time. When a content requester initiates a request for a piece of web media content from a content provider over the Internet, the request is intercepted and either allowed, denied, or marked as requiring further approval based on content access policies and restrictions specific to the content requester. If the content request is marked as requiring further approval, it will be forwarded to a traffic moderator, which will make a decision on the request based on policies related to the content requester and the requested web media content in real time. The requester is then either allowed or denied access to the web media content based on the decision by the traffic moderator.