diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 1b4192327f..d5ec105fef 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -259,6 +259,17 @@ class Contact
 		return DBA::update('contact', $fields, $condition, $old_fields);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param integer $id     Contact ID
+	 * @param array   $fields Array of selected fields, empty for all
+	 * @return array|boolean Contact record if it exists, false otherwise
+	 * @throws \Exception
+	 */
+	public static function getAccountById(int $id, array $fields = [])
+	{
+		return DBA::selectFirst('account-user-view', $fields, ['id' => $id]);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param integer $id     Contact ID
 	 * @param array   $fields Array of selected fields, empty for all
@@ -2375,7 +2386,8 @@ class Contact
 
 			if ($default_avatar && Proxy::isLocalImage($avatar)) {
 				$fields = [
-					'avatar' => $avatar, 'avatar-date' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(),
+					'avatar' => $avatar,
+					'avatar-date' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(),
 					'photo' => $avatar,
 					'thumb' => self::getDefaultAvatar($contact, Proxy::SIZE_THUMB),
 					'micro' => self::getDefaultAvatar($contact, Proxy::SIZE_MICRO)
diff --git a/src/Module/Contact/Conversations.php b/src/Module/Contact/Conversations.php
index 251ad0de2b..8192aabe17 100644
--- a/src/Module/Contact/Conversations.php
+++ b/src/Module/Contact/Conversations.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Conversations extends BaseModule
 			throw new NotFoundException($this->t('Contact not found.'));
 		}
 
-		$contact = Model\Contact::getById($pcid);
+		$contact = Model\Contact::getAccountById($pcid);
 		if (empty($contact)) {
 			throw new NotFoundException($this->t('Contact not found.'));
 		}
@@ -111,13 +111,15 @@ class Conversations extends BaseModule
 
 		Nav::setSelected('contact');
 
-		$options = [
-			'lockstate' => ACL::getLockstateForUserId($this->userSession->getLocalUserId()) ? 'lock' : 'unlock',
-			'acl' => ACL::getFullSelectorHTML($this->page, $this->userSession->getLocalUserId(), true, []),
-			'bang' => '',
-			'content' => ($contact['contact-type'] == ModelContact::TYPE_COMMUNITY ? '!' : '@') . ($contact['addr'] ?: $contact['url']),
-		];
-		$o = $this->conversation->statusEditor($options);
+		if (!$contact['ap-posting-restricted']) {
+			$options = [
+				'lockstate' => ACL::getLockstateForUserId($this->userSession->getLocalUserId()) ? 'lock' : 'unlock',
+				'acl' => ACL::getFullSelectorHTML($this->page, $this->userSession->getLocalUserId(), true, []),
+				'bang' => '',
+				'content' => ($contact['contact-type'] == ModelContact::TYPE_COMMUNITY ? '!' : '@') . ($contact['addr'] ?: $contact['url']),
+			];
+			$o = $this->conversation->statusEditor($options);
+		}
 
 		$o .= Contact::getTabsHTML($contact, Contact::TAB_CONVERSATIONS);
 		$o .= Model\Contact::getThreadsFromId($contact['id'], $this->userSession->getLocalUserId(), 0, 0, $request['last_created'] ?? '');
diff --git a/src/Module/Search/Acl.php b/src/Module/Search/Acl.php
index 4671006da2..daa0cb2db1 100644
--- a/src/Module/Search/Acl.php
+++ b/src/Module/Search/Acl.php
@@ -156,30 +156,30 @@ class Acl extends BaseModule
 		switch ($type) {
 			case self::TYPE_MENTION_CONTACT_CIRCLE:
 				$condition = DBA::mergeConditions($condition,
-					["NOT `self` AND NOT `blocked` AND `notify` != ? AND `network` != ?", '', Protocol::OSTATUS
+					["NOT `self` AND NOT `blocked` AND `network` != ?", Protocol::OSTATUS
 					]);
 				break;
 
 			case self::TYPE_MENTION_CONTACT:
 				$condition = DBA::mergeConditions($condition,
-					["NOT `self` AND NOT `blocked` AND `notify` != ?", ''
+					["NOT `self` AND NOT `blocked`",
 					]);
 				break;
 
 			case self::TYPE_MENTION_GROUP:
 				$condition = DBA::mergeConditions($condition,
-					["NOT `self` AND NOT `blocked` AND `notify` != ? AND `contact-type` = ?", '', Contact::TYPE_COMMUNITY
+					["NOT `self` AND NOT `blocked` AND (NOT `ap-posting-restricted` OR `ap-posting-restricted` IS NULL) AND `contact-type` = ?", Contact::TYPE_COMMUNITY
 					]);
 				break;
 
 			case self::TYPE_PRIVATE_MESSAGE:
 				$condition = DBA::mergeConditions($condition,
-					["NOT `self` AND NOT `blocked` AND `notify` != ? AND `network` IN (?, ?, ?)", '', Protocol::ACTIVITYPUB, Protocol::DFRN, Protocol::DIASPORA
+					["NOT `self` AND NOT `blocked` AND `network` IN (?, ?, ?)", Protocol::ACTIVITYPUB, Protocol::DFRN, Protocol::DIASPORA
 					]);
 				break;
 		}
 
-		$contact_count = $this->database->count('contact', $condition);
+		$contact_count = $this->database->count('account-user-view', $condition);
 
 		$resultTotal = $circle_count + $contact_count;
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class Acl extends BaseModule
 
 		$contacts = [];
 		if ($type != self::TYPE_MENTION_CIRCLE) {
-			$contacts = Contact::selectToArray([], $condition, ['order' => ['name']]);
+			$contacts = Contact::selectAccountToArray([], $condition, ['order' => ['name']]);
 		}
 
 		$groups = [];