Auto-moderating comments

Rule-based filtering, plus optional AI for what keywords miss.

All plans Dashboard · IG Suite · Spam Protection

How it works

Create rules that automatically Hide or Delete matching comments. Rule types: Word/phrase (profanity list), Keyword (e.g. a competitor name or promo code), Regex pattern (for advanced matching like buy.*followers), Any link/URL (catches spam links with no pattern needed), and AI: hate/toxic, a Premium-only option that uses AI to catch hate speech and harassment a keyword list would miss (needs an Anthropic API key configured).

Every rule can be toggled on/off without deleting it, and each shows a running count of how many comments it has actioned.

Set it up

  1. 1

    Open Spam Protection

    Go to Dashboard → IG Suite → Spam Protection.

    Open Spam Protection
  2. 2

    Add a rule

    Pick a rule type, enter a word/phrase or pattern if needed, choose Hide or Delete, then Add rule.

  3. 3

    Review hit counts

    Check back periodically, a rule with a high hit count is working; one with zero hits after a while may need a broader pattern.

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Tips to get the most out of it

  • Start with Hide rather than Delete for anything you’re not 100% sure about, hidden comments are invisible to other visitors but recoverable, deleted ones aren’t.
  • An "Any link/URL" rule set to Hide is a fast first line of defense against the most common spam pattern, promo links dropped under popular posts.