TTS moderation

TTS moderation checks each TTS message before it plays on your stream. When a message matches a filter that is on, KickBot does not read it and adds it to the Blocked messages log. You can use quick filters, AI content filters and your own block lists. Open it at kickbot.com/dashboard/tts/moderation, or click TTS, then Moderation.

All filters and lists save as you change them.

Filters

Basic TTS filters

Filter	What it blocks
Bad words	Common profanity and slurs.
Repeated text	Messages with too many repeated characters or words.
Block URLs	Messages with a URL or link.

AI content filters

AI checks each TTS message and blocks the types of content you turn on. There are 8 filters:

Filter	What it blocks
Sexual content	Sexually explicit or suggestive content.
Hate speech	Hate speech, discrimination and targeted harassment.
Violence	Violence, gore or graphic content.
Harassment	Bullying, harassment and toxic behavior.
Illicit content	Illegal activities, drugs or criminal behavior.
Self-harm	Self-harm, suicide or dangerous activities.
Gibberish	Nonsense text, random characters and spam-like messages.
Bad username	Messages from viewers with an inappropriate or offensive username.

AI content filters

For example, turn on Gibberish if viewers send random letters just to hear the voice say them.

Block lists

There are 3 lists. Type an entry and click Add, or click Paste a list (or Show all, then Edit as text) to paste many entries at once, one per line.

List	What it does
Custom banned words	Blocks TTS messages that contain one of these words or phrases. Matching ignores upper and lower case.
Banned usernames	Blocks all TTS messages from these Kick usernames. Matching ignores upper and lower case.
Regex patterns	Blocks TTS messages that match one of these patterns. For advanced filters.

A block list

Regex patterns use standard regex syntax. Some examples:

Pattern	Blocks
discord\.gg/\w+	Discord invite links
bit\.ly/\w+	bit.ly short links
(buy|sell)\s+followers	“buy followers” and “sell followers” spam

Blocked messages

The Blocked messages log shows the most recent 50 TTS messages that the filters blocked, with the user, the reason, the message and the time. New blocked messages show up live while the page is open.

The Blocked messages log

Use the log to check your filters. If a filter blocks normal messages, turn it off or change your list.

TTS moderation and chat moderation

This page only filters TTS. It does not delete messages from your Kick chat. To filter chat itself, use chat moderation. Tips have their own filters on the tip moderation page.

Other ways to keep TTS under control:

• Limit a voice to subs, VIPs or mods in My voices.
• Set cooldowns and the longest message in TTS settings.
• Let your mods skip or clear messages with TTS chat commands.

Troubleshooting

• A bad message still played. Check that the right filter is on. Add the word to Custom banned words, or ban the username.
• Normal messages are blocked. Look at the reason in Blocked messages, then turn that filter off or remove the entry from your list.
• “This is already on the list”. The entry is already there. Words and usernames ignore upper and lower case, so “Bob” and “bob” are the same entry.

FAQ

How do I stop people from abusing TTS on Kick?

Turn on the filters you need on the TTS moderation page, for example Bad words, Block URLs and Hate speech. Add a per-viewer cooldown in TTS settings, and let mods use !ttsskip to skip a message while it plays.

Can I ban one viewer from TTS?

Yes. Add their Kick username to Banned usernames. KickBot blocks all their TTS messages, and they can still chat.

Where can I see which TTS messages were blocked?

In the Blocked messages log at the bottom of the TTS moderation page. It shows the last 50, with the reason for each.