diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms.py b/bookwyrm/forms.py
index 865bc02f..7ae4e446 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms.py
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ class GroupForm(CustomForm):
 class ReportForm(CustomForm):
     class Meta:
         model = models.Report
-        fields = ["user", "reporter", "statuses", "links", "note"]
+        fields = ["user", "reporter", "status", "links", "note"]
 
 
 class EmailBlocklistForm(CustomForm):
@@ -550,3 +550,9 @@ class ReadThroughForm(CustomForm):
     class Meta:
         model = models.ReadThrough
         fields = ["user", "book", "start_date", "finish_date"]
+
+
+class AutoModRuleForm(CustomForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = models.AutoMod
+        fields = ["string_match", "flag_users", "flag_statuses", "created_by"]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0138_automod.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0138_automod.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..691ea94b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0138_automod.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.12 on 2022-02-24 18:59
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bookwyrm", "0137_alter_sitesettings_allow_registration"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="AutoMod",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "id",
+                    models.AutoField(
+                        auto_created=True,
+                        primary_key=True,
+                        serialize=False,
+                        verbose_name="ID",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("string_match", models.CharField(max_length=200, unique=True)),
+                ("flag_users", models.BooleanField(default=True)),
+                ("flag_statuses", models.BooleanField(default=True)),
+                (
+                    "created_by",
+                    models.ForeignKey(
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT,
+                        to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL,
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0139_report_status.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0139_report_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c85a43b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0139_report_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.12 on 2022-02-24 20:41
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+def set_report_statuses(apps, schema_editor):
+    """copy over status fields"""
+    db_alias = schema_editor.connection.alias
+    report_model = apps.get_model("bookwyrm", "Report")
+    reports = report_model.objects.using(db_alias).filter(statuses__isnull=False)
+    for report in reports:
+        report.status = report.statuses.first()
+        report.save()
+
+
+def set_reverse(apps, schema_editor):
+    """copy over status fields"""
+    db_alias = schema_editor.connection.alias
+    report_model = apps.get_model("bookwyrm", "Report")
+    reports = report_model.objects.using(db_alias).filter(status__isnull=False)
+    for report in reports:
+        report.statuses.set(report.status)
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bookwyrm", "0138_automod"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="report",
+            name="status",
+            field=models.ForeignKey(
+                blank=True,
+                null=True,
+                on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT,
+                related_name="reports",
+                to="bookwyrm.status",
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.RunPython(set_report_statuses, reverse_code=set_reverse),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0140_remove_report_statuses.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0140_remove_report_statuses.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57651c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0140_remove_report_statuses.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.12 on 2022-02-24 20:43
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bookwyrm", "0139_report_status"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name="report",
+            name="statuses",
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0141_alter_report_status.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0141_alter_report_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58102dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0141_alter_report_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.12 on 2022-02-24 20:50
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bookwyrm", "0140_remove_report_statuses"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="report",
+            name="status",
+            field=models.ForeignKey(
+                blank=True,
+                null=True,
+                on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT,
+                to="bookwyrm.status",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/models/__init__.py
index 4c6305f9..440d18d9 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from .import_job import ImportJob, ImportItem
 from .site import SiteSettings, SiteInvite
 from .site import PasswordReset, InviteRequest
 from .announcement import Announcement
-from .antispam import EmailBlocklist, IPBlocklist
+from .antispam import EmailBlocklist, IPBlocklist, AutoMod, automod_task
 
 from .notification import Notification
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py b/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py
index 7a85bbcf..f506b6f1 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 """ Lets try NOT to sell viagra """
-from django.db import models
+from functools import reduce
+import operator
 
+from django.apps import apps
+from django.db import models
+from django.db.models import Q
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+
+from bookwyrm.tasks import app
 from .user import User
 
 
@@ -33,3 +40,107 @@ class IPBlocklist(models.Model):
         """default sorting"""
 
         ordering = ("-created_date",)
+
+
+class AutoMod(models.Model):
+    """rules to automatically flag suspicious activity"""
+
+    string_match = models.CharField(max_length=200, unique=True)
+    flag_users = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    flag_statuses = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    created_by = models.ForeignKey("User", on_delete=models.PROTECT)
+
+
+@app.task(queue="low_priority")
+def automod_task():
+    """Create reports"""
+    if not AutoMod.objects.exists():
+        return
+    reporter = AutoMod.objects.first().created_by
+    reports = automod_users(reporter) + automod_statuses(reporter)
+    if reports:
+        admins = User.objects.filter(
+            models.Q(user_permissions__name__in=["moderate_user", "moderate_post"])
+            | models.Q(is_superuser=True)
+        ).all()
+        notification_model = apps.get_model(
+            "bookwyrm", "Notification", require_ready=True
+        )
+        for admin in admins:
+            notification_model.objects.bulk_create(
+                [
+                    notification_model(
+                        user=admin,
+                        related_report=r,
+                        notification_type="REPORT",
+                    )
+                    for r in reports
+                ]
+            )
+
+
+def automod_users(reporter):
+    """check users for moderation flags"""
+    user_rules = AutoMod.objects.filter(flag_users=True).values_list(
+        "string_match", flat=True
+    )
+    if not user_rules:
+        return []
+
+    filters = []
+    for field in ["username", "summary", "name"]:
+        filters += [{f"{field}__icontains": r} for r in user_rules]
+    users = User.objects.filter(
+        reduce(operator.or_, (Q(**f) for f in filters)),
+        is_active=True,
+        local=True,
+        report__isnull=True,  # don't flag users that already have reports
+    ).distinct()
+
+    report_model = apps.get_model("bookwyrm", "Report", require_ready=True)
+
+    return report_model.objects.bulk_create(
+        [
+            report_model(
+                reporter=reporter,
+                note=_("Automatically generated report"),
+                user=u,
+            )
+            for u in users
+        ]
+    )
+
+
+def automod_statuses(reporter):
+    """check statues for moderation flags"""
+    status_rules = AutoMod.objects.filter(flag_statuses=True).values_list(
+        "string_match", flat=True
+    )
+
+    if not status_rules:
+        return []
+
+    filters = []
+    for field in ["content", "content_warning", "quotation__quote", "review__name"]:
+        filters += [{f"{field}__icontains": r} for r in status_rules]
+
+    status_model = apps.get_model("bookwyrm", "Status", require_ready=True)
+    statuses = status_model.objects.filter(
+        reduce(operator.or_, (Q(**f) for f in filters)),
+        deleted=False,
+        local=True,
+        report__isnull=True,  # don't flag statuses that already have reports
+    ).distinct()
+
+    report_model = apps.get_model("bookwyrm", "Report", require_ready=True)
+    return report_model.objects.bulk_create(
+        [
+            report_model(
+                reporter=reporter,
+                note=_("Automatically generated report"),
+                user=s.user,
+                status=s,
+            )
+            for s in statuses
+        ]
+    )
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/report.py b/bookwyrm/models/report.py
index bd2a1ef0..bf3184f5 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/report.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/report.py
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ class Report(BookWyrmModel):
     )
     note = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
     user = models.ForeignKey("User", on_delete=models.PROTECT)
-    statuses = models.ManyToManyField("Status", blank=True)
+    status = models.ForeignKey(
+        "Status",
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
+        on_delete=models.PROTECT,
+    )
     links = models.ManyToManyField("Link", blank=True)
     resolved = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8205b3d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+{% extends 'settings/layout.html' %}
+{% load i18n %}
+{% load utilities %}
+
+{% block title %}
+{% trans "Auto-moderation rules" %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block header %}
+{% trans "Auto-moderation rules" %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block panel %}
+
+<div class="notification content">
+    <p>
+        {% trans "Auto-moderation rules will create reports for any local user or status with fields matching the provided string." %}
+        {% trans "Users or statuses that have already been reported (regardless of whether the report was resolved) will not be flagged." %}
+        {% trans "At this time, reports are <em>not</em> being generated automatically, and you must manually trigger a scan." %}
+    </p>
+    <form name="run-scan" method="POST" action="{% url 'settings-automod-run' %}">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+        <button class="button is-warning">{% trans "Run scan" %}</button>
+    </form>
+</div>
+
+{% if success %}
+<div class="notification is-success is-light">
+    <span class="icon icon-check" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+    <span>
+        {% trans "Successfully added rule" %}
+    </span>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
+<div class="block content">
+    <h2 class="title is-4">{% trans "Add Rule" %}</h2>
+    <div class="box">
+        <form action="{% url 'settings-automod' %}" method="POST">
+            {% csrf_token %}
+            <input type="hidden" value="{{ request.user.id }}" name="created_by">
+
+            <div class="columns">
+                <div class="column">
+                    <div class="field">
+                        <label class="label" for="id_string_match">{% trans "String match" %}</label>
+                        {{ form.string_match }}
+                        {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=form.string_match.errors id="desc_string_match" %}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="column">
+                    <div class="field">
+                        <label class="label" for="id_flag_users">
+                            {{ form.flag_users }}
+                            {% trans "Flag users" %}
+                        </label>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="field">
+                        <label class="label" for="id_flag_statuses">
+                            {{ form.flag_statuses }}
+                            {% trans "Flag statuses" %}
+                        </label>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="field">
+                <button type="submit" class="button is-primary">{% trans "Add rule" %}</button>
+            </div>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="block content">
+    <h2 class="title is-4">{% trans "Current Rules" %}</h2>
+    <details class="details-panel">
+        <summary>
+            <span class="title is-5" role="heading" aria-level="3">
+                {% trans "Show rules" %} ({{ rules.count }})
+            </span>
+            <span class="details-close icon icon-x" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+        </summary>
+
+        <div class="table-container">
+            <table class="table is-striped">
+                <tr>
+                    <th>
+                        <label for="id_string_match">{% trans "String match" %}</label>
+                    </th>
+                    <th>
+                        <label for="id_flag_users">{% trans "Flag users" %}</label>
+                    </th>
+                    <th>
+                        <label for="id_flag_statuses">{% trans "Flag statuses" %}</label>
+                    </th>
+                    <th>
+                    </th>
+                </tr>
+                {% for rule in rules %}
+                <tr>
+                    <td>
+                        <code>{{ rule.string_match }}</code>
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                        {{ rule.flag_users|yesno }}
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                        {{ rule.flag_statuses|yesno }}
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                        <form action="{% url 'settings-automod-delete' rule.id %}" method="POST">
+                            {% csrf_token %}
+                            <div class="control">
+                                <button type="submit" class="button is-danger is-light is-small">
+                                    <span class="icon icon-x m-0-mobile" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                                    <span class="is-sr-only-mobile">{% trans "Remove rule" %}</span>
+                                </button>
+                            </div>
+                        </form>
+                    </td>
+                </tr>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </table>
+        </div>
+    </details>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
+
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/layout.html
index a74e111c..c5a3c5af 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/layout.html
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
                 {% url 'settings-reports' as url %}
                 <a href="{{ url }}"{% if url in request.path %} class="is-active" aria-selected="true"{% endif %}>{% trans "Reports" %}</a>
             </li>
+            <li>
+                {% url 'settings-automod' as url %}
+                <a href="{{ url }}"{% if url in request.path %} class="is-active" aria-selected="true"{% endif %}>{% trans "Auto-moderation rules" %}</a>
+            </li>
             <li>
                 {% url 'settings-email-blocks' as url %}
                 <a href="{{ url }}"{% if url in request.path %} class="is-active" aria-selected="true"{% endif %}>{% trans "Email Blocklist" %}</a>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/reports/report.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/reports/report.html
index 3f83f016..20fdeca3 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/reports/report.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/reports/report.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {% extends 'settings/layout.html' %}
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load humanize %}
+{% load feed_page_tags %}
 
 {% block title %}
 {% include "settings/reports/report_header.html" with report=report %}
@@ -30,20 +31,14 @@
     </details>
 </div>
 
-{% if report.statuses.exists %}
+{% if report.status %}
 <div class="block">
-    <h3 class="title is-4">{% trans "Reported statuses" %}</h3>
-    <ul>
-        {% for status in report.statuses.select_subclasses.all %}
-        <li>
-            {% if status.deleted %}
-            <em>{% trans "Status has been deleted" %}</em>
-            {% else %}
-            {% include 'snippets/status/status.html' with status=status moderation_mode=True %}
-            {% endif %}
-        </li>
-        {% endfor %}
-    </ul>
+    <h3 class="title is-4">{% trans "Reported status" %}</h3>
+    {% if report.status.deleted %}
+    <em>{% trans "Status has been deleted" %}</em>
+    {% else %}
+    {% include 'snippets/status/status.html' with status=report.status|load_subclass moderation_mode=True %}
+    {% endif %}
 </div>
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/reports/report_header.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/reports/report_header.html
index d76db104..878a825d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/reports/report_header.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/reports/report_header.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load utilities %}
 
-{% if report.statuses.exists %}
+{% if report.status %}
 
 {% blocktrans trimmed with report_id=report.id username=report.user|username %}
 Report #{{ report_id }}: Status posted by @{{ username }}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/report_button.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/report_button.html
index 9d94d2af..60b542f4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/report_button.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/report_button.html
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 >
     {% trans "Report" %}
 </button>
-{% include 'snippets/report_modal.html' with user=user id=modal_id status=status.id %}
+{% include 'snippets/report_modal.html' with user=user id=modal_id status_id=status.id %}
 
 {% endwith %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/report_modal.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/report_modal.html
index f65cab59..64e0c298 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/report_modal.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/report_modal.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 <input type="hidden" name="reporter" value="{{ request.user.id }}">
 <input type="hidden" name="user" value="{{ user.id }}">
 {% if status_id %}
-<input type="hidden" name="statuses" value="{{ status_id }}">
+<input type="hidden" name="status" value="{{ status_id }}">
 {% endif %}
 {% if link %}
 <input type="hidden" name="links" value="{{ link.id }}">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/models/test_automod.py b/bookwyrm/tests/models/test_automod.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abb9aa55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/models/test_automod.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+""" test for app action functionality """
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test.client import RequestFactory
+
+from bookwyrm import models
+from bookwyrm.models.antispam import automod_task
+
+
+@patch("bookwyrm.models.Status.broadcast")
+@patch("bookwyrm.activitystreams.add_status_task.delay")
+@patch("bookwyrm.activitystreams.remove_status_task.delay")
+class AutomodModel(TestCase):
+    """every response to a get request, html or json"""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """we need basic test data and mocks"""
+        self.factory = RequestFactory()
+        with patch("bookwyrm.suggested_users.rerank_suggestions_task.delay"), patch(
+            "bookwyrm.activitystreams.populate_stream_task.delay"
+        ), patch("bookwyrm.lists_stream.populate_lists_task.delay"):
+            self.local_user = models.User.objects.create_user(
+                "mouse@local.com",
+                "mouse@mouse.mouse",
+                "password",
+                local=True,
+                localname="mouse",
+            )
+
+    def test_automod_task_no_rules(self, *_):
+        """nothing to see here"""
+        self.assertFalse(models.Report.objects.exists())
+        automod_task()
+        self.assertFalse(models.Report.objects.exists())
+
+    def test_automod_task_user(self, *_):
+        """scan activity"""
+        self.assertFalse(models.Report.objects.exists())
+        models.AutoMod.objects.create(
+            string_match="hi",
+            flag_users=True,
+            flag_statuses=True,
+            created_by=self.local_user,
+        )
+
+        self.local_user.name = "okay hi"
+        self.local_user.save(broadcast=False, update_fields=["name"])
+
+        automod_task()
+
+        reports = models.Report.objects.all()
+        self.assertEqual(reports.count(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(reports.first().user, self.local_user)
+
+    def test_automod_status(self, *_):
+        """scan activity"""
+        self.assertFalse(models.Report.objects.exists())
+        models.AutoMod.objects.create(
+            string_match="hi",
+            flag_users=True,
+            flag_statuses=True,
+            created_by=self.local_user,
+        )
+
+        status = models.Status.objects.create(
+            user=self.local_user, content="hello", content_warning="hi"
+        )
+
+        automod_task()
+
+        reports = models.Report.objects.all()
+        self.assertEqual(reports.count(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(reports.first().status, status)
+        self.assertEqual(reports.first().user, self.local_user)
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/admin/test_automod.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/admin/test_automod.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ed36caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/admin/test_automod.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+""" test for app action functionality """
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test.client import RequestFactory
+
+from bookwyrm import forms, models, views
+from bookwyrm.tests.validate_html import validate_html
+
+
+class AutomodViews(TestCase):
+    """every response to a get request, html or json"""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """we need basic test data and mocks"""
+        self.factory = RequestFactory()
+        with patch("bookwyrm.suggested_users.rerank_suggestions_task.delay"), patch(
+            "bookwyrm.activitystreams.populate_stream_task.delay"
+        ), patch("bookwyrm.lists_stream.populate_lists_task.delay"):
+            self.local_user = models.User.objects.create_user(
+                "mouse@local.com",
+                "mouse@mouse.mouse",
+                "password",
+                local=True,
+                localname="mouse",
+            )
+        models.SiteSettings.objects.create()
+
+    def test_automod_rules_get(self):
+        """there are so many views, this just makes sure it LOADS"""
+        view = views.AutoMod.as_view()
+        request = self.factory.get("")
+        request.user = self.local_user
+        request.user.is_superuser = True
+
+        result = view(request)
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, TemplateResponse)
+        validate_html(result.render())
+        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
+
+    def test_automod_rules_post(self):
+        """there are so many views, this just makes sure it LOADS"""
+        form = forms.AutoModRuleForm()
+        form.data["string_match"] = "hello"
+        form.data["flag_users"] = True
+        form.data["flag_statuses"] = False
+        form.data["created_by"] = self.local_user
+
+        view = views.AutoMod.as_view()
+        request = self.factory.post("", form.data)
+        request.user = self.local_user
+        request.user.is_superuser = True
+
+        result = view(request)
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, TemplateResponse)
+        validate_html(result.render())
+        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index 7572fe63..d2caa76e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -214,6 +214,14 @@ urlpatterns = [
         views.IPBlocklist.as_view(),
         name="settings-ip-blocks-delete",
     ),
+    # auto-moderation rules
+    re_path(r"^settings/automod/?$", views.AutoMod.as_view(), name="settings-automod"),
+    re_path(
+        r"^settings/automod/(?P<rule_id>\d+)/delete?$",
+        views.automod_delete,
+        name="settings-automod-delete",
+    ),
+    re_path(r"^settings/automod/run?$", views.run_automod, name="settings-automod-run"),
     # moderation
     re_path(
         r"^settings/reports/?$", views.ReportsAdmin.as_view(), name="settings-reports"
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
index 7474421b..76e9ff02 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # site admin
 from .admin.announcements import Announcements, Announcement
 from .admin.announcements import EditAnnouncement, delete_announcement
+from .admin.automod import AutoMod, automod_delete, run_automod
 from .admin.dashboard import Dashboard
 from .admin.federation import Federation, FederatedServer
 from .admin.federation import AddFederatedServer, ImportServerBlocklist
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py b/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9901d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+""" moderation via flagged posts and users """
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required, permission_required
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
+from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
+from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
+from django.views import View
+from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
+
+from bookwyrm import forms, models
+
+
+@method_decorator(login_required, name="dispatch")
+@method_decorator(
+    permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_user", raise_exception=True),
+    name="dispatch",
+)
+@method_decorator(
+    permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_post", raise_exception=True),
+    name="dispatch",
+)
+# pylint: disable=no-self-use
+class AutoMod(View):
+    """Manage automated flagging"""
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        """view rules"""
+        data = {"rules": models.AutoMod.objects.all(), "form": forms.AutoModRuleForm()}
+        return TemplateResponse(request, "settings/automod/rules.html", data)
+
+    def post(self, request):
+        """add rule"""
+        form = forms.AutoModRuleForm(request.POST)
+        success = form.is_valid()
+        if success:
+            form.save()
+            form = forms.AutoModRuleForm()
+
+        data = {
+            "rules": models.AutoMod.objects.all(),
+            "form": form,
+            "success": success,
+        }
+        return TemplateResponse(request, "settings/automod/rules.html", data)
+
+
+@require_POST
+@permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_user", raise_exception=True)
+@permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_post", raise_exception=True)
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def automod_delete(request, rule_id):
+    """Remove a rule"""
+    rule = get_object_or_404(models.AutoMod, id=rule_id)
+    rule.delete()
+    return redirect("settings-automod")
+
+
+@require_POST
+@permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_user", raise_exception=True)
+@permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_post", raise_exception=True)
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def run_automod(request):
+    """run scan"""
+    models.automod_task.delay()
+    return redirect("settings-automod")