diff --git a/base-config.yaml b/base-config.yaml
index 6ebe0f1..e94274a 100644
--- a/base-config.yaml
+++ b/base-config.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ censor_wordlist:
   - 'effword'
   - 'essword'
 
+# using one of these words results in redaction AND an instant ban. use with EXTREME caution. wordlist pattern matching can have
+# unintended consequences! set to an empty list [] to avoid using.
+censor_wordlist_instaban: []
+
 # list of banlists that should be subscribed to, such as #community-moderation-effort-bl:neko.dev
 # when users join any room managed by this bot, they are compared against these existing banlists
 # if found, they will immediately be banned.
diff --git a/community/bot.py b/community/bot.py
index 4ee5e55..2bcd99e 100644
--- a/community/bot.py
+++ b/community/bot.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Config(BaseProxyConfig):
         helper.copy("censor")
         helper.copy("uncensor_pl")
         helper.copy("censor_wordlist")
+        helper.copy("censor_wordlist_instaban")
         helper.copy("censor_files")
         helper.copy("banlists")
         helper.copy("proactive_banning")
@@ -138,6 +139,18 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
             except Exception as e:
                 self.log.error(f"Could not parse message for flagging: {e}")
 
+    def flag_instaban(self, msg):
+        for w in self.config['censor_wordlist_instaban']:
+            try:
+                if bool(re.search(w, msg.content.body, re.IGNORECASE)):
+                    #self.log.debug(f"DEBUG message flagged for instaban")
+                    return True
+                else:
+                    pass
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.log.error(f"Could not parse message for flagging: {e}")
+
+
     def censor_room(self, msg):
         if isinstance(self.config['censor'], bool):
             #self.log.debug(f"DEBUG message will be redacted because censoring is enabled")
@@ -297,7 +310,7 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
     async def update_message_timestamp(self, evt: MessageEvent) -> None:
         power_levels = await self.client.get_state_event(evt.room_id, EventType.ROOM_POWER_LEVELS)
         user_level = power_levels.get_user_level(evt.sender)
-        self.log.debug(f"DEBUGDEBUG user {evt.sender} has power level {user_level}")
+        #self.log.debug(f"DEBUGDEBUG user {evt.sender} has power level {user_level}")
         if self.flag_message(evt):
             # do we need to redact?
             if evt.sender not in self.config['admins'] and \
@@ -309,6 +322,20 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
                     await self.client.redact(evt.room_id, evt.event_id, reason="message flagged")
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.log.error(f"Flagged message could not be redacted: {e}")
+        if evt.content.msgtype in {MessageType.TEXT, MessageType.NOTICE, MessageType.EMOTE}:
+            if self.flag_instaban(evt):
+                # do we need to redact?
+                if evt.sender not in self.config['admins'] and \
+                        evt.sender not in self.config['moderators'] and \
+                        user_level < self.config['uncensor_pl'] and \
+                        evt.sender != self.client.mxid and \
+                        self.censor_room(evt):
+                    try:
+                        await self.client.redact(evt.room_id, evt.event_id, reason="message flagged")
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        self.log.error(f"Flagged message could not be redacted: {e}")
+                        
+                    await self.ban_this_user(evt.sender)
 
         if not self.config["track_messages"] or not self.config["track_users"]:
             pass
diff --git a/maubot.yaml b/maubot.yaml
index 942dc04..91ad7c6 100644
--- a/maubot.yaml
+++ b/maubot.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 maubot: 0.1.0
 id: org.jobmachine.communitybot
-version: 0.1.12
+version: 0.1.13
 license: MIT
 modules:
   - community