Auto-translate member-generated content (posts, comments, DMs) for multilingual communities

We run an international women's community: members from Germany, Japan and across Europe, and we expect Spanish, French and Korean speakers soon. Right now language is the biggest barrier to engagement — members hesitate to post in their native language because no one else can read it.

On the web, members can use the browser's built-in Google Translate as a clumsy workaround. In the iOS/Android apps, there's no way at all to translate someone else's post.

Is auto-translation of member content on the roadmap? A useful v1 would:

  • detect the language of each post / comment / DM

  • show the original to readers who share that language

  • show an inline translation (with a "show original" toggle) to everyone else

  • work on web AND in the mobile apps — that's where the pain is greatest today

Even a community-level toggle powered by Google / DeepL would be a huge unlock for international circles.

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What problem does this solve?
n multilingual communities, members either self-censor (only post if they can write in the dominant language) or post in their own language and get fewer replies. Auto-translation lets everyone show up authentically in their own voice and still be understood — turning language diversity from a friction point into a strength.

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