[Feature] Moderation improvements — master tracking issue

# 🛡️ Moderation Improvements — Master Tracking Issue

This is the master tracking issue for moderation improvements. The goal is a dedicated moderation panel accessible to users with the `moderator` role, enabling player and game search with full PII protection, and the ability to edit player ELO.

> **This is a living document.** Items will be updated as the workstream progresses. For discussion, join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/openfront).

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## 🔐 Access & Roles

Moderators are set via the admin API by an admin or above. The moderator role grants access to the moderation panel only — **no access to any monetary, billing, or financial sections**.

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## 🔒 PII Redaction Rules

All data shown in the moderation panel must follow these rules:

- **Email fields:** always replaced with `***` — no exceptions, no overrides
- **Any other PII** (IP address, device ID, etc.): automatically replaced with `***`
- Non-PII fields (username, public ID, ELO, game history, join date): shown in full
- These rules apply at the **API level** — PII must never be returned in moderator API responses

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## 📋 Sub-issues

| Issue | Title | Milestone |
|-------|-------|-----------|
| #4060 | Moderator role — set via admin API | v32 |
| #4061 | Moderation panel — player search (by username, public ID, Discord ID) | v32 |
| #4062 | Moderation panel — game search (by game ID, recent, active) | v32 |
| #4063 | Moderation panel — edit player ELO | v32 |

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## 🔗 Related issues

| Issue | Title |
|-------|-------|
| #3442 | Main Feature - Improved moderation *(existing parent — ban, delete, timeout)* |
| #2985 | Profanity filter for player names |
| #3580 | Multilingual moderation system |
| #2066 | Detect & Deter Teaming Behaviour in FFA |

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*Last updated: May 2026 — maintained by @iiamlewis*