LBP Moderation Policy Update

As of late, many levels have been moderated on Little Big Planet which leaves many wondering, why?  And why all of a sudden?  The past couple weeks there has been a change in the moderation policy and it specifically states that all levels must comply with the original 7+ rating (PEGI standards).  Sam_Protagonist from Little Big Workshop has made a post explaining the details behind the changes.

"As many of you have already noticed there have been some unusual levels of moderation activity lately, and subsequent to the recent change in moderation policy there are some additional issues with the moderation system at present that we’re working to resolve.
To begin this overview of how moderation works and what you can do to avoid your level being blocked here’s how the system is designed to operate : When a “Good Grief” report is filed through the game the level in question, its comments and associated screenshots are placed into a queue to be checked over by the moderation teams at SCE. These teams are located around the world and the moderation queue is checked around the clock to ensure that levels which should be removed from visibility are dealt with as quickly as possible. It is a common misconception that issuing a Good Grief report automatically blocks a level from being viewed, and this is not the case. The only time a level becomes unavailable is when it has been blocked by a moderator..." continue story