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In-App Voice and Video Calling: Complete Implementation Guide for Product Managers
We've all been in the situation where we're typing out a message in an app and think, "actually, I just need to call this person." In-app voice and video calling is how you add this functionality to your product. With in-app video, your users can talk to each other without jumping to a different app.
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The 10 Essential Tools of the Modern Chat Moderation Stack
There was a time when the only weapon in the chat moderator's arsenal was a simple keyword list. You would be adding new words and phrases to your filters as they came up, always in reactive mode. Maybe you have regexes to help. Perhaps you build out a team. But you're always chasing the latest
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Migration Made Simple: How to Switch from an In-House Build or a 3rd-Party Vendor to Stream Chat
In today's economic climate, every dollar counts. Organizations are under pressure to maximize ROI on their tech stack and scrutinize vendor relationships. Specifically in the in-app chat service market, there has been a big shift away from technology that is not economically priced and does not effectively scale to meet business requirements. When considering a
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How Low-Latency Video Streaming Works
These days, low-latency video streaming is so deeply embedded in current culture that, for those accustomed to TikTok, Twitch, YouTube, or even straightforward video chats, the idea that video could be anything other than millisecond-perfect seems ridiculous. Of course, all those platforms, and really the entire concept of video streaming and video chat, are only
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How to Build Automated Moderation From Basic Rules to LLMs
"Discord's AutoMod feature is amazing! How did we get by before that was a thing..." -Reddit user croc122 If you've ever set up a community online, even a small one, you'll have seen the bad side of people. "croc122" knows this. It's not just the flame wars and toxic comments that cause problems; it's also
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Q4 2025 Product Roadmap: What’s Next for Chat, Feeds, Moderation & Video
As 2026 approaches, our teams are laser-focused on delivering features that make Stream's real-time communication APIs even faster, smarter, and easier to build with. From long-awaited analytics tools to real-time moderation capabilities, this quarter's roadmap introduces big steps forward across all four products: Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video. Below is a detailed look at what's
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A Guide to Content Compliance
The digital landscape evolves every day; platforms are no longer judged solely by the quality of their features or the size of their communities. They are held accountable for the safety of the content they host. Governments worldwide are introducing sweeping regulations that raise the stakes for every online platform, from global social networks to
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Build vs. Buy Activity Feeds: Compare Costs & Trade-Offs
An activity feed is an in-app feature that can take many forms, such as a news feed, content recommendations, or timeline in social and community-based applications. You can find activity feeds in social platforms like Facebook (news feed), X (timeline and notification), Reddit (comments and upvotes), and TikTok (endless scrolling videos). When successfully integrated, activity
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Open Vision Agents by Stream: Open Source SDK for Building Low-Latency Vision AI Apps
Vision Agents is a new, open-source framework from Stream that helps developers quickly build low-latency vision AI applications. The project is completely open-source and ships with over ten out-of-the-box integrations, including day one support for leading real-time voice and video models like OpenAI Realtime and Gemini Live. Text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and speech-to-speech models are also natively
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