{
  "slug": "azure-content-moderator-retirement",
  "title": "Azure Content Moderator retirement",
  "summary": "Retirement date for Azure Content Moderator: 15 Mar 2027. Existing resources keep working until that date. After it, Azure Content Moderator is not supported.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure Content Moderator",
  "service_slug": "content-moderator",
  "category": "service",
  "type": "retirement",
  "announced_date": "2024-03-22",
  "effective_date": "2027-03-15",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "Existing Azure Content Moderator projects operate and remain functional until 15 Mar 2027. After the retirement date, Azure Content Moderator is not supported. New Azure Content Moderator projects have not been available for creation since 15 March 2024.",
  "migration_path": "1. Review your current usage of Azure Content Moderator to understand the impact on your projects.\n2. Explore [Azure AI Content Safety](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-services/content-safety/overview) to cover your content moderation requirements.",
  "replacement": "Azure AI Content Safety",
  "affected_versions": [],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=azure-content-moderator-retirement",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-services/content-safety/overview"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": "azure-content-moderator-retirement",
  "last_checked_at": "2026-11-12T09:55:19.345Z",
  "created_at": "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z",
  "url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-content-moderator-retirement",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/4w",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-content-moderator-retirement.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-content-moderator-retirement.json",
  "estate_check": {
    "resource_types": [
      "microsoft.cognitiveservices/accounts",
      "azurerm_cognitive_account"
    ],
    "fields": [
      "kind"
    ],
    "inputs": [
      "Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)",
      "Terraform state or plan (JSON)",
      "ARM template"
    ]
  },
  "source_note": null
}