Updated the Telegram commands for Watchdog to be prefixed with watchdog_* just now because groups with multiple bots often have conflicting command names, and other bot devs don't always check for the right target before accepting a command #watchdog

Watchdog now sends an alert to the group for rule violations in addition to DMing group admins. This group alert self-destructs after 10 mins to avoid polluting the group chat with too many moderation messages. Thanks @jasonleowsg for the suggestion! #watchdog

Started including the original message for admins to review when a violation is detected #watchdog

@jasonleowsg let me know that the alert messages that Watchdog sent inside the group chat were too much, so I switched Watchdog to send alerts in a private DM to admins instead #watchdog

Just added Watchdog to @jasonleowsg 's Keto List Singapore telegram! AI works great with his set of rules, and check out his community if you're on a Keto diet in SG 👌 #watchdog

Set up the initial database schema so I can start storing rules in the DB properly #watchdog

Added a moderation workflow that shows an alert + deletes the offending message because @jasonleowsg asked and he shall receive: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIUQx… #watchdog

Remove /enable command for now so that random people can't start using the bot without my approval and without payment #watchdog

Implemented some required bot commands like /start and /help because Telegram asks all bot devs to do it #watchdog

Watchdog now automatically tags admins when a violation is detected and you're using the alert action #watchdog

Added an og image and some related properties to watchdog.chat so it shows up in a nicer format on social media (let's see if it worked) #watchdog

Hooked up Watchdog to the AI model tonight and rule enforcement is working perfectly. Notice I used several tricky example msgs that would be tough for a string matching bot to deal with and still there are zero false positives 🦾🤖 #watchdog

Made a new logo with the help of Dall-E 3 and my rusty GIMP photo editing skills - what do you think? I think it looks a lot more professional than the 🐕 emoji I was using as the logo prior #watchdog

Get a basic telegram bot working and receiving/responding to messages from a group #watchdog

Pivoted the landing page to support Telegram first since it's a bigger platform with fewer good moderation tools available - now learning how to build a Telegram bot 🤖 #watchdog

Slightly reworked the pricing section for Watchdog: added limited time launch offer to all plans and some blue text to call it out #watchdog

Just increased the usage cap on the Launch plan from 1,000 to 2,500 messages monitored. 1k was probably too low - thanks @shnksi for the input there #watchdog

Added a personal bio above the pricing section to help you all understand why I built watchdog.chat #watchdog

Added some examples of rules to the homepage - great to meet you in person @shnksi and thanks for the feedback! #watchdog

Ship monthly pricing and a savings calculator on the landing page, going to start coding now #watchdog !private