diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index 9c2ba57..2003b4e 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -231,6 +231,15 @@ func prepend(s string, x []string) []string {
 	return append([]string{s}, x...)
 }
 
+// pleroma leaks followers addressed posts to followers
+func butnottooloud(aud []string) {
+	for i, a := range aud {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(a, "/followers") {
+			aud[i] = ""
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func oneofakind(a []string) []string {
 	var x []string
 	for n, s := range a {
diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index c25bd11..6d67ed8 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ func savehonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if convoy == "" {
 		convoy = "data:,electrichonkytonk-" + xfiltrate()
 	}
+	butnottooloud(honk.Audience)
 	honk.Audience = oneofakind(honk.Audience)
 	noise = obfusbreak(noise)
 	honk.Noise = noise