# ThioJoe/YT-Spammer-Purge

Allows you easily scan for and delete scam comments using several methods.

Repository: https://github.com/ThioJoe/YT-Spammer-Purge
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/yt-spammer-purge
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: youtube, spam-filtering
Last push: 2025-08-25T22:08:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 40/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 38, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1771, "days_push": 373, "days_rel": 464, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4643, forks 378 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:55.515116+00:00)

## What it is
A Python-based desktop application that scans YouTube comment sections for spam and scam comments using 15 different filtering methods, then deletes or reports them in bulk. It works on your own channel or others' channels via the YouTube Data API.

## Use cases
- delete scam comments from my youtube channel
- bulk remove spam comments on youtube videos
- find and report spammer accounts commenting on my videos
- scan youtube comments for bot spam
- moderate youtube comment section automatically
- purge scam comments across an entire channel

## When to choose
- you manage a YouTube channel plagued by scam/spam comments and want bulk cleanup
- you want multiple configurable detection methods including regex and ASCII heuristics
- you need cross-platform support with prebuilt executables and Docker

## When to avoid
- you need real-time comment moderation as comments arrive
- you don't have a YouTube API key or can't set one up
- you need to moderate platforms other than YouTube

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, developer-tools, nlp
- domain: social-media
- platform: windows, python
- tags: youtube, spam-filtering, comment-moderation, youtube-api, content-moderation, moderation, automation, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- ThioJoe/YT-Spammer-Purge (main) score 40

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:55.515116+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:19:32.997000+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ThioJoe/YT-Spammer-Purge (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:55.515116+00:00, sha def0e5bf18ce)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.