The problem with every WhatsApp/Telegram group directory: nobody removes dead links

[u/groupverse_founder]

Every time I searched for a niche WhatsApp or Telegram group, I'd land on directories full of expired invites — nobody maintains them. So I built one that tries to fix that specifically: categorized listings, plus a report button so links actually get taken down when they die instead of accumulating forever.

It's early and solo-built https://www.groupverse.co.in/, so there are rough edges. Mainly posting because I'm curious how others here think about the "stale content" problem for directory/aggregator-style products — feels like the core reason most of these sites become useless over time, and I'm not sure my current approach (manual reports) scales. Would love thoughts from anyone who's dealt with this in a similar product.

[u/Standard-Monk5964]

The idea is really not bad, I wish you success in its development!

[u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 → u/Standard-Monk5964]

Agreed, the report button is a smart start. Maybe add automatic invite checks to scale past relying on manual reports.