YouTube Channel Protection System

A sophisticated bot protection system for YouTube channels that guards against spam comments, fake views, and malicious bot activities.

🛡️ Features

• 🤖 Bot Detection & Prevention
• 👮 Spam Comment Filtering
• 📊 View Bot Detection
• ⚡ Rate Limiting
• 🔒 Channel Monitoring

🚀 Quick Start Guide

For Non-Technical Users

1. GitHub Setup

   • Create a GitHub account at github.com
   • Navigate to this project's repository
   • Click the green "Code" button
   • Select "Codespaces" from the dropdown
   • Click "Create codespace"

2. YouTube API Setup

   • Go to Google Cloud Console
   • Create a new project
   • Enable YouTube Data API v3
   • Create API credentials (API Key)
   • Copy your API key

3. Configuration

   • In the codespace, find example.ts
   • Replace these values:

     const API_KEY = 'YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY';
     const CHANNEL_ID = 'YOUR_CHANNEL_ID';
     const VIDEO_ID = 'YOUR_VIDEO_ID';

4. Running the Protection

   • In the codespace terminal, run:

     npm install
     npm start

For Developers

1. Local Setup

   # Clone the repository
   git clone [repository-url]
   cd bot-attack-on-live-stream
   
   # Install dependencies
   npm install typescript ts-node @types/node googleapis --save-dev
   
   # Start the protection system
   npm start

2. Project Structure

   bot-attack-on-live-stream/
   ├── BotProtector.ts    # Main protection logic
   ├── example.ts         # Usage example
   ├── tsconfig.json     # TypeScript configuration
   └── package.json      # Project dependencies
   

3. Key Components

   • Rate Limiting

     RATE_LIMIT = 100        // requests per minute
     BLOCK_DURATION = 3600000 // 1 hour block duration

   • View Bot Detection

     VIEW_THRESHOLD = 30     // suspicious views per minute
     VIEW_PATTERN_WINDOW = 300000 // 5 minute monitoring window

🔧 Configuration Options

Parameter	Default	Description
RATE_LIMIT	100	Maximum requests per minute
VIEW_THRESHOLD	30	Suspicious views trigger
BLOCK_DURATION	1 hour	Duration of IP blocks

📋 Features Explained

Comment Protection

• Detects spam patterns
• Blocks sub4sub attempts
• Filters excessive links
• Auto-moderates suspicious comments

View Protection

• Monitors view patterns
• Detects artificial traffic
• Reports suspicious activity
• Tracks viewer behavior

Channel Monitoring

• Real-time activity tracking
• Automated response system
• Pattern recognition
• Abuse reporting

🚨 Common Issues & Solutions

1. API Key Issues

   Error: API key not valid
   Solution: Ensure YouTube Data API is enabled in Google Cloud Console

2. Rate Limiting

   Error: Quota exceeded
   Solution: Check your Google Cloud Console quotas

🔒 Security Best Practices

1. Never share your API key
2. Keep monitoring thresholds reasonable
3. Regularly update dependencies
4. Monitor system logs

📢 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create feature branch
3. Commit changes
4. Push to branch
5. Create Pull Request

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🆘 Support

For support:

1. Check existing issues
2. Create new issue with details
3. Join our community discussions

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• Security updates
• New features
• Bug fixes
• Performance improvements