diff --git a/html.c b/html.c
index f8fb876..26831f5 100644
--- a/html.c
+++ b/html.c
@@ -1524,6 +1524,9 @@ xs_html *html_entry(snac *user, xs_dict *msg, int read_only,
     if ((read_only || !user) && !is_msg_public(msg))
         return NULL;
 
+    if (is_instance_blocked(id))
+        return NULL;
+
     if (user && level == 0 && xs_is_true(xs_dict_get(user->config, "collapse_threads")))
         collapse_threads = 1;
 
diff --git a/mastoapi.c b/mastoapi.c
index a529990..0332629 100644
--- a/mastoapi.c
+++ b/mastoapi.c
@@ -1349,6 +1349,9 @@ xs_list *mastoapi_timeline(snac *user, const xs_dict *args, const char *index_fn
             if (!xs_match(type, POSTLIKE_OBJECT_TYPE))
                 continue;
 
+            if (is_instance_blocked(id))
+                continue;
+
             const char *from = NULL;
             if (strcmp(type, "Page") == 0)
                 from = xs_dict_get(msg, "audience");
diff --git a/snac.h b/snac.h
index 3f4fb81..a3c055b 100644
--- a/snac.h
+++ b/snac.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* snac - A simple, minimalistic ActivityPub instance */
 /* copyright (c) 2022 - 2024 grunfink et al. / MIT license */
 
-#define VERSION "2.65"
+#define VERSION "2.66-dev"
 
 #define USER_AGENT "snac/" VERSION