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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def comments_are_moderated(content_object):
 """ Return whether comments are moderated for a given target object. """

    moderator = get_model_moderator(content_object.__class__)
    if moderator is None:
        return False

    # Check the 'auto_moderate_field', 'moderate_after',
    # by reusing the basic Django policies.
    return CommentModerator.moderate(moderator, None, content_object, None)