HandbookAnti-spam

Join Control

2 commandsAnti-spamOpen in Telegram

Two switches for groups that use join requests or get a lot of throwaway accounts.

Auto-approve#

  • off: admins handle join requests themselves. The default.
  • on: every request is approved at once.
  • rules: Marina sends the rules in private and approves once they confirm reading them.
  • button: Marina sends an "I'm human" button in private and approves once it's tapped.

No username, no entry#

/dnd on removes people who join without a @username and declines their requests. Spam accounts rarely bother setting one.

Commands#

Admins

/autoapprove <mode>
What happens to join requests. Alone, shows the mode.
/dnd <on/off>
Remove people without a username. Also /nousername.

Examples#

/autoapprove rules
Approve once they've read the rules.
/dnd on
Keep out accounts without a username.

Good to know#

  • Federation bans, the name blocklist and /dnd come first. With CAPTCHA on, other requests get the CAPTCHA instead.
  • During raid mode, join requests are left to the admins.
  • Admins, approved members and people an admin adds are never removed by /dnd.