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Implements issue #335: improve detection of deleted/missing posts ## Changes ### New Deletion Detection System - Created `deletion_detection.py` utility module with platform-specific indicators for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, VK, and Telegram - Detects deletion via HTML content, page titles, error messages, and video metadata - Stores detailed deletion context (indicator, source, platform) in metadata for investigators ### Integration Points - **Antibot Extractor**: Checks HTML and page titles after page load; resolves TODO about detecting deleted videos - **Generic Extractor**: Checks yt-dlp video data and error messages for deletion indicators - **Twitter Dropin**: Enhanced detection when user/created_at fields are missing ### Test Coverage - Comprehensive test suite covering all platforms - Tests for HTML, title, error message, and metadata detection - Validates that normal content is not falsely flagged ## Impact for Conflict Documentation This fix is critical for evidence preservation in war-torn regions: - Investigators can now document that evidence existed but was deleted - Prevents wasted archival attempts on deleted content - Tracks patterns of content removal - Preserves metadata about what was deleted and when Twitter example: Detects "Hmm...this page doesn't exist. Try searching for something else" and flags content as deleted_or_unavailable.
300 lines
9.8 KiB
Python
300 lines
9.8 KiB
Python
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Deletion Detection Utilities
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Provides comprehensive detection of deleted, missing, or unavailable content
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across various social media platforms. Critical for evidence preservation in
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conflict documentation and human rights investigations.
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This module helps investigators identify when content has been removed,
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allowing them to:
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- Document that evidence existed but was deleted
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- Track patterns of content removal
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- Preserve metadata about missing content
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"""
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from typing import Optional, Dict, List
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from auto_archiver.utils.custom_logger import logger
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class DeletionIndicators:
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"""
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Platform-specific indicators that content has been deleted or is unavailable.
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Covers multiple platforms including Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok,
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YouTube, Reddit, and VK. Used by conflict investigators to detect when
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evidence has been removed.
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"""
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# Twitter/X deletion indicators
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TWITTER = [
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"Hmm...this page doesn't exist",
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"Try searching for something else",
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"This Tweet is unavailable",
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"This account doesn't exist",
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"This Tweet has been deleted",
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"This account has been suspended",
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"Sorry, that page doesn't exist",
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"The Tweet you're looking for isn't available",
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]
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# Facebook deletion indicators
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FACEBOOK = [
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"This content isn't available",
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"Sorry, this content isn't available",
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"This content is no longer available",
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"The link you followed may be broken",
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"Page Not Found",
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"Content Not Found",
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"This content is no longer on Facebook",
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]
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# Instagram deletion indicators
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INSTAGRAM = [
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"Sorry, this page isn't available",
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"The link you followed may be broken",
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"Media not found or unavailable",
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"This post is no longer available",
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"This account is private",
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]
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# TikTok deletion indicators
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TIKTOK = [
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"Couldn't find this account",
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"This video is no longer available",
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"This video is currently unavailable",
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"Video not found",
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"This video may have been deleted",
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]
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# YouTube deletion indicators
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YOUTUBE = [
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"This video isn't available anymore",
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"Video unavailable",
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"This video has been removed",
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"This video is no longer available",
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"This video is private",
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"This video has been removed by the uploader",
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"This video has been deleted",
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]
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# Reddit deletion indicators
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REDDIT = [
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"this post has been removed",
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"this comment has been removed",
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"[removed]",
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"[deleted]",
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"page not found",
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"there doesn't seem to be anything here",
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]
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# VK deletion indicators
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VK = [
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"Post deleted",
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"Page not found",
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"Content unavailable",
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"Access denied",
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]
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# Telegram deletion indicators
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TELEGRAM = [
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"Message not found",
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"Deleted message",
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"Channel is private",
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]
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# Generic indicators (work across platforms)
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GENERIC = [
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"404",
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"not found",
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"unavailable",
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"doesn't exist",
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"has been removed",
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"no longer available",
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"content removed",
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"access denied",
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"page not found",
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]
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@classmethod
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def all_indicators(cls) -> List[str]:
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"""Returns all deletion indicators from all platforms."""
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return (
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cls.TWITTER + cls.FACEBOOK + cls.INSTAGRAM + cls.TIKTOK +
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cls.YOUTUBE + cls.REDDIT + cls.VK + cls.TELEGRAM + cls.GENERIC
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)
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@classmethod
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def for_url(cls, url: str) -> List[str]:
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"""Returns platform-specific indicators based on URL domain."""
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url_lower = url.lower()
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if "twitter.com" in url_lower or "x.com" in url_lower:
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return cls.TWITTER + cls.GENERIC
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elif "facebook.com" in url_lower or "fb.com" in url_lower:
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return cls.FACEBOOK + cls.GENERIC
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elif "instagram.com" in url_lower:
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return cls.INSTAGRAM + cls.GENERIC
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elif "tiktok.com" in url_lower:
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return cls.TIKTOK + cls.GENERIC
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elif "youtube.com" in url_lower or "youtu.be" in url_lower:
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return cls.YOUTUBE + cls.GENERIC
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elif "reddit.com" in url_lower:
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return cls.REDDIT + cls.GENERIC
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elif "vk.com" in url_lower:
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return cls.VK + cls.GENERIC
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elif "t.me" in url_lower:
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return cls.TELEGRAM + cls.GENERIC
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else:
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return cls.GENERIC
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def detect_deletion(
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html_content: str = None,
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page_title: str = None,
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error_message: str = None,
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url: str = None,
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video_data: dict = None
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) -> Optional[Dict[str, any]]:
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"""
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Comprehensive deletion detection across multiple signals.
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Checks HTML content, page titles, error messages, and video metadata for
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indicators that content has been deleted or is unavailable.
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Args:
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html_content: Raw HTML source of the page
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page_title: Browser page title
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error_message: Any error message from the extractor
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url: The URL being archived (for platform-specific detection)
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video_data: Video metadata from yt-dlp or other extractors
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Returns:
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Dictionary with deletion details if detected, None otherwise.
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Format: {
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"is_deleted": True,
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"indicator": "specific text that was found",
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"source": "html|title|error|metadata",
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"platform": "twitter|facebook|etc"
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}
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"""
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# Determine indicators to check based on URL
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if url:
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indicators = DeletionIndicators.for_url(url)
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platform = _extract_platform(url)
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else:
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indicators = DeletionIndicators.all_indicators()
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platform = "unknown"
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# Check HTML content
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if html_content:
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for indicator in indicators:
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if indicator.lower() in html_content.lower():
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logger.info(f"Deletion detected in HTML: '{indicator}' found for {url}")
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return {
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"is_deleted": True,
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"indicator": indicator,
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"source": "html_content",
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"platform": platform
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}
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# Check page title
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if page_title:
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for indicator in indicators:
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if indicator.lower() in page_title.lower():
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logger.info(f"Deletion detected in page title: '{indicator}' found for {url}")
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return {
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"is_deleted": True,
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"indicator": indicator,
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"source": "page_title",
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"platform": platform
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}
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# Check error messages
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if error_message:
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for indicator in indicators:
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if indicator.lower() in str(error_message).lower():
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logger.info(f"Deletion detected in error: '{indicator}' found for {url}")
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return {
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"is_deleted": True,
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"indicator": indicator,
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"source": "error_message",
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"platform": platform
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}
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# Check video metadata (from yt-dlp)
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if video_data:
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# Check if yt-dlp flagged it as unavailable
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if video_data.get("availability") in ["unavailable", "private", "deleted"]:
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logger.info(f"Deletion detected in metadata: availability={video_data.get('availability')}")
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return {
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"is_deleted": True,
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"indicator": f"availability: {video_data.get('availability')}",
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"source": "video_metadata",
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"platform": platform
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}
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# Check description/title for deletion indicators
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for key in ["title", "description", "fulltitle"]:
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if key in video_data:
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for indicator in indicators:
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if indicator.lower() in str(video_data[key]).lower():
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logger.info(f"Deletion detected in {key}: '{indicator}'")
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return {
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"is_deleted": True,
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"indicator": indicator,
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"source": f"video_metadata_{key}",
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"platform": platform
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}
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return None
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def _extract_platform(url: str) -> str:
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"""Extracts platform name from URL."""
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url_lower = url.lower()
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if "twitter.com" in url_lower or "x.com" in url_lower:
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return "twitter"
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elif "facebook.com" in url_lower or "fb.com" in url_lower:
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return "facebook"
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elif "instagram.com" in url_lower:
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return "instagram"
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elif "tiktok.com" in url_lower:
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return "tiktok"
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elif "youtube.com" in url_lower or "youtu.be" in url_lower:
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return "youtube"
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elif "reddit.com" in url_lower:
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return "reddit"
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elif "vk.com" in url_lower:
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return "vk"
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elif "t.me" in url_lower:
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return "telegram"
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else:
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return "unknown"
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def flag_as_deleted(metadata, deletion_info: Dict[str, any]) -> None:
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"""
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Flags metadata object as deleted/unavailable.
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Adds detailed deletion information to the metadata object so investigators
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know exactly why and how the deletion was detected.
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Args:
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metadata: Metadata object to update
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deletion_info: Dictionary from detect_deletion()
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"""
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metadata.set("deletion_detected", True)
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metadata.set("deletion_indicator", deletion_info.get("indicator"))
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metadata.set("deletion_source", deletion_info.get("source"))
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metadata.set("deletion_platform", deletion_info.get("platform"))
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metadata.status = "deleted_or_unavailable"
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logger.warning(
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f"Content marked as deleted/unavailable: "
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f"platform={deletion_info.get('platform')}, "
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f"indicator='{deletion_info.get('indicator')}', "
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f"source={deletion_info.get('source')}"
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)
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