# TTS moderation

> Stop bad TTS messages before they play on your Kick stream with filters for bad words, links, usernames and regex, and AI filters for hate and spam.

Source: https://kickbot.com/docs/tts/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](https://kickbot.com/dashboard/tts/moderation), or click **TTS**, then **Moderation**.

All filters and lists save as you change them.

## Filters

![The Filters group with the Bad words, Repeated text and Block URLs switches](https://kickbot.com/docs/images/tts/tts-moderation/01-filters.webp "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. |

![The AI content filters group with switches for sexual content, hate speech, violence, harassment, illicit content, self-harm, gibberish and bad username](https://kickbot.com/docs/images/tts/tts-moderation/02-ai-filters.webp "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. |

![The Custom banned words list with a field to add a word or phrase and a Paste a list link](https://kickbot.com/docs/images/tts/tts-moderation/03-banned-words.webp "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 on the TTS moderation page, empty, with the text No blocked messages](https://kickbot.com/docs/images/tts/tts-moderation/04-blocked-messages.webp "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](https://kickbot.com/docs/chat-bot/moderation). Tips have their own filters on the [tip moderation](https://kickbot.com/docs/tipping/tip-moderation) page.

Other ways to keep TTS under control:

- Limit a voice to subs, VIPs or mods in [My voices](https://kickbot.com/docs/tts/voices).
- Set cooldowns and the longest message in [TTS settings](https://kickbot.com/docs/tts/set-up-tts#timing-and-limits).
- Let your mods skip or clear messages with [TTS chat commands](https://kickbot.com/docs/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.