DotShield - Easy to use and perfect for building safe, community driven spaces!
Introducing DotShield, a Web3-native bot designed to improve moderation, verification, and scam prevention in Telegram and Discord communities within the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem.
Currently, existing Telegram bots lack customizable Web3 verification, relying instead on captchas that are easily bypassed. While some Discord bots support Web3 verification, there is no Polkadot-native solution.
DotShield solves this problem by enabling dynamic chain state verification, allowing groups to set their own desired criteria, such as balance thresholds and membership conditions, including but not limited to council membership, validator and other on-chain attributes.
Why This Matters
- Telegram & Discord groups are primary communication hubs for Web3 communities but suffer from spam, bot invasions, and scam attempts.
- Existing bots do not use cryptographic verification for users, meaning scam bots can easily bypass security measures.
- No Polkadot-native bot exists (or even web3 in general for Telegram that I’m aware of!) that integrates with the ecosystem for seamless verification.
- Expanding DotShield ensures better security, community discussions, and fraud prevention across the entire Polkadot ecosystem.
The Story Behind DotShield
I’ve been a moderator/admin of several Telegram group chats and have been searching for an effective solution to combat spam and bot invasions for years. Existing solutions, such as Rose and Shieldy, rely on traditional Web2 captchas, which are no longer effective. Frustrated with the lack of viable options, I decided to teach myself how to code and build my own solution. After countless all-nighters debugging and researching, I finally created DotShield—designed specifically to meet the needs of the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem.
Core Features
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Dynamic Chain State Verification: Group admins can set criteria based on on-chain balances, governance roles, or other identity markers.
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Single Sign-In for Web3 Users: No need to constantly sign transactions; DotShield seamlessly verifies users if they save their wallet as default.
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Flexible Moderation: Admins can override verification, allowing them to manually add or remove members.
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Scam Prevention & Fraud Mitigation: Dotshield is capable of implementing automated detection, user reporting mechanisms, and external scam database collaboration.
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Expansion to Discord: Addresses the lack of a Polkadot-native verification bot for Discord, ensuring Web3 security across both platforms.
Join us
If you are wanting better control over spam, bots and scammers within the Polkadot Ecosystem or simply want to test it for yourself, join our community. Let’s make Polkadot create another standard for web3.
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