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+-- Drop existing complex SELECT policies that cause Realtime timeouts
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Moderators can view all content submissions" ON public.content_submissions;
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Users can view their own submissions" ON public.content_submissions;
+
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Moderators can view all submission items" ON public.submission_items;
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Users can view their own submission items" ON public.submission_items;
+
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Moderators can view all reports" ON public.reports;
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Users can view their own reports" ON public.reports;
+
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Moderators can view all reviews" ON public.reviews;
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Users can view their own reviews" ON public.reviews;
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Public read access to approved reviews" ON public.reviews;
+
+-- Create simplified SELECT policies for Realtime (app-level authorization handles access control)
+CREATE POLICY "Allow authenticated users to view content submissions"
+ON public.content_submissions
+FOR SELECT
+TO authenticated
+USING (true);
+
+CREATE POLICY "Allow authenticated users to view submission items"
+ON public.submission_items
+FOR SELECT
+TO authenticated
+USING (true);
+
+CREATE POLICY "Allow authenticated users to view reports"
+ON public.reports
+FOR SELECT
+TO authenticated
+USING (true);
+
+CREATE POLICY "Allow authenticated users to view reviews"
+ON public.reviews
+FOR SELECT
+TO authenticated
+USING (true);
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