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Features

• Tribute Nomination System: Nominate characters to compete in simulated Hunger Games
• Community Moderation: Users can report inappropriate nominations, which are automatically hidden after 3 reports
• Content Moderation: OpenAI Moderation API integration prevents inappropriate content from being submitted
• Friend-Based Gameplay: Connect with friends to nominate and vote on tributes

Environment Variables

Create a .env.local file in the root directory with the following variables:

# Perspective API Key for content moderation (highly recommended - free tier available)
# Get from: https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials
# Enables hate speech detection for terms like "nazi", "hitler", etc.
PERSPECTIVE_API_KEY=your_perspective_api_key_here

# Supabase Configuration (required)
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=your_supabase_url
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=your_supabase_anon_key

# Clerk Configuration (required)
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=your_clerk_publishable_key
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=your_clerk_secret_key

Free Content Moderation & Mental Health Support

The app uses Google's Perspective API (free tier) to:

• Prevent inappropriate nominations before they are submitted
• Validate report details to prevent abusive reporting
• Automatically block content flagged for toxicity, hate speech, harassment, and threats
• Provide location-specific mental health resources when inappropriate content is detected

Moderation Features:

• Toxicity Detection: Identifies harmful or abusive content
• Hate Speech Detection: Blocks discriminatory language
• Threat Detection: Prevents violent threats and harassment
• AI-Powered: Uses Google's Perspective API for accurate content moderation

Dynamic Resource System:

• API-powered: Fetches up-to-date mental health resources from verified APIs
• Location-aware: Automatically provides UK resources for UK users (Befrienders Worldwide, Samaritans, NHS, etc.)
• Crisis detection: Shows emergency hotlines for self-harm, sexual violence, and other crisis content

Supported APIs:

• Befrienders Worldwide: Suicide prevention hotlines worldwide
• Samaritans: UK emotional support (116 123)
• Childline: UK child support (0800 1111)
• NHS 111: UK urgent health advice
• Mind: UK mental health charity

Security Note: All API calls are made server-side through Next.js API routes to protect API keys. Client components call these routes instead of direct API access.

Setup Options:

1. Basic: Without API key - conservative moderation approach
2. Enhanced (Recommended): Get a Perspective API key for AI-powered detection (60 requests/minute free)

When content is flagged, users see relevant, up-to-date mental health resources and support information.

Get your Perspective API key from Google Cloud Console (optional but recommended).