Automatic moderation of media content by a first content provider based on detected moderation by a second content provider

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor circuit configured for registering content providers into a database, each content provider having a corresponding independent moderation policy configured for selectively providing network access to a media content item supplied by a user or blocking network access to the media content item from the corresponding content provider by a user device that has requested the media content item from the corresponding content provider;
• and
• a network interface circuit configured for receiving, from a first of the content providers via an Internet Protocol (IP) network, a first notification that a first media content item has been moderated by the first content provider, the first media content item having been uploaded to the first content provider by a user of the first content provider;
• the processor circuit configured for generating a second notification for transmission by the network interface circuit to at least a second of the content providers, the second notification identifying that the first content provider has moderated the first media content item, the second notification enabling the second content provider to moderate a copy of the first media content item, uploaded by a user of the second content provider to the second content provider distinct from uploading to the first content provider, based on the second notification and according to the corresponding independent moderation policy of the second content provider, including enabling the second content provider to block access to the copy of the first media content item from the second content provider by a user device that requested the first media content item from the second content provider.

Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory tangible media for execution and when executed operable for:

• registering content providers, each content provider having a corresponding independent moderation policy configured for selectively providing network access to a media content item supplied by a user or blocking network access to the media content item from the corresponding content provider by a user device that has requested the media content item from the corresponding content provider;
• receiving, from a first of the content providers, a first notification that a first media content item has been moderated by the first content provider, the first media content item having been uploaded to the first content provider by a user of the first content provider;
• and
• sending a second notification to at least a second of the content providers, the second notification identifying that the first content provider has moderated the first media content item, the second notification enabling the second content provider to moderate a copy of the first media content item, uploaded by a user of the second content provider to the second content provider distinct from the uploading to the first content provider, based on the second notification and according to the corresponding independent moderation policy of the second content provider, including enabling the second content provider to block access to the copy of the first media content item from the second content provider by a user device that requested the first media content item from the second content provider.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for registering content providers into a database, each content provider having a corresponding independent moderation policy configured for selectively providing network access to a media content item supplied by a user or blocking network access to the media content item from the corresponding content provider by a user device that has requested the media content item from the corresponding content provider;
• and
• a network interface circuit configured for receiving, from a first of the content providers via an Internet Protocol (IP) network, a first notification that a first media content item has been moderated by the first content provider, the first media content item having been uploaded to the first content provider by a user of the first content provider;
• the means for registering configured for generating a second notification for transmission by the network interface circuit to at least a second of the content providers, the second notification identifying that the first content provider has moderated the first media content item, the second notification enabling the second content provider to moderate a copy of the first media content item, uploaded by a user of the second content provider to the second content provider distinct from the uploading to the first content provider, based on the second notification and according to the corresponding independent moderation policy of the second content provider, including enabling the second content provider to block access to the copy of the first media content item from the second content provider by a user device that requested the first media content item from the second content provider.