commentfiltering

noun
UK /ˈkɒmɛntˌfɪltərɪŋ/
US /ˈkɑːmɛntˌfɪltərɪŋ/

The act of checking comments and hiding the bad ones.

The website uses comment filtering to keep rude words off the page.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A software feature that automatically blocks unwanted comments.

The app's comment filtering removed the spam links instantly.

3. The process of sorting comments into helpful and unhelpful groups.

Comment filtering helped the teacher find the best student feedback.

4. A setting that decides which comments are shown to readers.

She turned on comment filtering so only friendly messages appeared.