diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/public.js b/app/javascript/packs/public.js
index a0e511b0a3f..150a606708f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/public.js
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/public.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function main() {
   delegate(document, '.account_note', 'input', ({ target }) => {
     const noteCounter = document.querySelector('.note-counter');
     if (noteCounter) {
-      noteCounter.textContent = 160 - length(target.value);
+      noteCounter.textContent = 500 - length(target.value);
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/app/lib/feed_manager.rb b/app/lib/feed_manager.rb
index 90a1441f293..1885eff26bf 100644
--- a/app/lib/feed_manager.rb
+++ b/app/lib/feed_manager.rb
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ class FeedManager
   end
 
   def filter_from_home?(status, receiver_id)
+    # extremely violent filtering code BEGIN
+    #filter_string = 'e'
+    #reggie = Regexp.new(filter_string)
+    #return true if reggie === status.content || reggie === status.spoiler_text
+    # extremely violent filtering code END
+
     return true if status.reply? && status.in_reply_to_id.nil?
 
     check_for_mutes = [status.account_id]
diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 2b54cee5fc9..14c90cfc037 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   validates :username, format: { with: /\A[a-z0-9_]+\z/i }, uniqueness: { scope: :domain, case_sensitive: false }, length: { maximum: 30 }, if: -> { local? && will_save_change_to_username? }
   validates_with UnreservedUsernameValidator, if: -> { local? && will_save_change_to_username? }
   validates :display_name, length: { maximum: 30 }, if: -> { local? && will_save_change_to_display_name? }
-  validates :note, length: { maximum: 160 }, if: -> { local? && will_save_change_to_note? }
+  validates :note, length: { maximum: 500 }, if: -> { local? && will_save_change_to_note? }
 
   # Timelines
   has_many :stream_entries, inverse_of: :account, dependent: :destroy
diff --git a/app/services/post_status_service.rb b/app/services/post_status_service.rb
index 2e6fbb5c382..d86ae04d4f0 100644
--- a/app/services/post_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/post_status_service.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ class PostStatusService < BaseService
 
     LinkCrawlWorker.perform_async(status.id) unless status.spoiler_text?
     DistributionWorker.perform_async(status.id)
-    Pubsubhubbub::DistributionWorker.perform_async(status.stream_entry.id)
+
+    unless /👁$/.match?(status.content)
+      Pubsubhubbub::DistributionWorker.perform_async(status.stream_entry.id)
+    end
 
     if options[:idempotency].present?
       redis.setex("idempotency:status:#{account.id}:#{options[:idempotency]}", 3_600, status.id)
diff --git a/app/services/reblog_service.rb b/app/services/reblog_service.rb
index ba24b1f9d80..497cdb4f50d 100644
--- a/app/services/reblog_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/reblog_service.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ class ReblogService < BaseService
     reblog = account.statuses.create!(reblog: reblogged_status, text: '')
 
     DistributionWorker.perform_async(reblog.id)
-    Pubsubhubbub::DistributionWorker.perform_async(reblog.stream_entry.id)
+    unless /👁$/.match?(reblogged_status.content)
+      Pubsubhubbub::DistributionWorker.perform_async(reblog.stream_entry.id)
+    end
+
 
     if reblogged_status.local?
       NotifyService.new.call(reblog.reblog.account, reblog)
diff --git a/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml b/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
index 2b846006f8f..8dc61fec91d 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   .fields-group
     = f.input :display_name, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.display_name'), hint: t('simple_form.hints.defaults.display_name', count: 30 - @account.display_name.size).html_safe
-    = f.input :note, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.note'), hint: t('simple_form.hints.defaults.note', count: 160 - @account.note.size).html_safe
+    = f.input :note, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.note'), hint: t('simple_form.hints.defaults.note', count: 500 - @account.note.size).html_safe
     = f.input :avatar, wrapper: :with_label, input_html: { accept: AccountAvatar::IMAGE_MIME_TYPES.join(',') }, hint: t('simple_form.hints.defaults.avatar')
     = f.input :header, wrapper: :with_label, input_html: { accept: AccountHeader::IMAGE_MIME_TYPES.join(',') }, hint: t('simple_form.hints.defaults.header')