Assign moderators for a live session

Last updated: September, 2026

This article will walk you through how moderation works in your live sessions and how to assign moderators.

Get to know ‌live moderation

Live moderators play an important role in helping you manage the live stream or room session, so you can focus on sharing content instead of juggling multiple tasks.

ℹ️  Note: The ability to moderate a live session is currently only available on desktop and mobile browsers.

❗Important: Please note that the role of live moderator is temporary and only applies to the specific stream or room.

Live moderators can help you create a successful session by carrying out a range of tasks, including:

  • Facilitating conversations in the chat.

  • Removing inappropriate chat messages.

  • Posting important announcements on your behalf using chat.

  • Helping participants with any issues during the stream.

  • Managing to manage co-hosts and participants in the live session.

ℹ️ Note: While moderators can manage participants and chat in a live session, please keep in mind that their microphone and camera will be disabled. If a member is a participant in the live room or co-host of the live stream and becomes a moderator, their speaker tile will be removed from the screen as well.

Assign live moderators

During your live session, you can assign any participant as a moderator. If you want to appoint someone who isn't currently in the live session, ask them to join first.

To assign a live moderator in both stream and room:

  1. On the control bar, click Participants 👥. The Participants panel will appear on the right side.

  2. Hover over the co-host or participant and click More actions (three dots) and select Make moderator.

Once you have made the participant a moderator, they'll be moved to the Moderators section in the Participants panel and assigned a moderator badge. Moderators will also see a banner displaying a message that they are assigned as a moderator.

💡 Tip: When you are backstage in the live stream, you can also make any co-host a moderator following the same steps mentioned above.

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