Group Shield: Keep Your Group Clean

Mini App • Moderation & Anti-Spam

About this App

You open your group in the morning and find ten new members and five messages offering easy money. 🛡 Sound familiar? Group Shield is built so such guests never reach the discussion.

The bot describes itself as an open-source group management bot with automatic verification, mute and quick kick functions.

Three functions the bot stands on

The bot's description is short but to the point:

Automatic verification. A newcomer must confirm they are human before posting.
Mute. A member can lose the right to write without being removed from the group.
Quick kick. A rule-breaker is out with one command.

That is enough for a small community. A huge chat with tens of thousands of members will probably need something more elaborate.

Admin commands

The bot reacts to clear commands:

/mute. Silence a member.
/unmute. Give back the right to write.
/kickout. Remove them from the group.
/language. Switch the interface language.
/help. See the hint.

If you have never used bots like this, start with /start: it shows how to add Group Shield to a chat. 👋

What open source means here

The project has open source code, which is a real plus for trust. Anyone can read how the bot works and check that it does nothing extra.

Stay careful, though: open code does not guarantee that the running instance matches the public version. Group admins should grant the minimum rights needed. 🔍

Setting it up without pain

Open the bot and press /start.
Add it to your group.
Make it an admin with rights to restrict members and delete messages.
Test on a spare account: join the group as a newcomer and go through verification.
Test mute and kick on a second spare account.

Do not give the bot more rights than it needs. Moderation requires no permission to add admins or change group info.

Why checking newcomers works

Most spam comes from automated accounts. They join a group and post ads right away. A simple check at entry that a person passes in seconds and a script cannot removes a large share of that junk.

The downside is that some honest people get annoyed by an extra step. So do not make verification too hard. ⏱️

What else matters to an admin

A bot will not replace rules. Pin a short list of what is not allowed in the group and point to it when you punish someone. People feel less aggrieved that way.

If the group grows, bring in at least one live moderator. Automation misses clever spam, while a human notices the tone of a conversation. 🤝

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Group Shield paid?▼

The bot's description gives no prices and mentions no paid features. It presents itself as open source, but check the terms inside the bot before setting up.

What permissions does the bot need in a group?▼

To mute and remove members the bot needs admin rights to restrict users and delete messages. You do not have to grant other rights.

Which commands are available?▼

There are /mute, /unmute, /kickout, /language and /help, plus /start for the first launch. Moderation commands are meant for group administrators.

What if verification annoys people?▼

Test joining on a spare account and make sure the step takes a few seconds. Explain in the group rules why it exists. If complaints keep coming, look at the bot's settings.