diff --git a/Zotlabs/Lib/Activity.php b/Zotlabs/Lib/Activity.php
index db8fa9033..bc1bba802 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Lib/Activity.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Lib/Activity.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Activity {
 		if(! $r)
 			return [];
 
-		return self::encode_person($r[0]);
+		return self::encode_person($r[0],false);
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Cover_photo.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Cover_photo.php
index 05fa81dda..530327561 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Cover_photo.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Cover_photo.php
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 namespace Zotlabs\Module;
 
+use Zotlabs\Lib\Activity;
+use Zotlabs\Access\AccessList;
+
 /* 
    @file cover_photo.php
    @brief Module-file with functions for handling of cover-photos
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ logger('gis: ' . print_r($gis,true));
 		$arr['item_origin'] = 1;
 		$arr['item_wall'] = 1;
 		$arr['mid'] = item_message_id();
-		$arr['obj_type'] = ACTIVITY_OBJ_PHOTO;
+		$arr['obj_type'] = ACTIVITY_OBJ_NOTE;
 		$arr['verb'] = ACTIVITY_UPDATE;
 	
 		if($profile && stripos($profile['gender'],t('female')) !== false)
@@ -275,17 +278,17 @@ logger('gis: ' . print_r($gis,true));
 		$arr['body'] = sprintf($t,$channel['channel_name'],$ptext) . "\n\n" . $ltext;
 
 		$arr['obj'] = [ 
-			'type'      => ACTIVITY_OBJ_PHOTO,
+			'type'      => ACTIVITY_OBJ_NOTE,
 			'published' => datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$photo['created'],ATOM_TIME),
 			'updated'   => datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$photo['edited'],ATOM_TIME),
 			'id'        => $arr['mid'],
 			'url'       => [ 'type' => 'Link', 'mediaType' => $photo['mimetype'], 'href' => z_root() . '/photo/' . $photo['resource_id'] . '-7' ],
 			'source'    => [ 'content' => $arr['body'], 'mediaType' => 'text/bbcode' ],
 			'content'   => bbcode($arr['body']),
-			'actor'     => \Zotlabs\Lib\Activity::encode_person($channel),			
+			'actor'     => Activity::encode_person($channel,false),			
 		];
 
-		$acl = new \Zotlabs\Access\AccessList($channel);
+		$acl = new AccessList($channel);
 		$x = $acl->get();
 		$arr['allow_cid'] = $x['allow_cid'];
 	
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Follow.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Follow.php
index 820030b2f..b334b8829 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Follow.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Follow.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use Zotlabs\Lib\Libsync;
 use Zotlabs\Lib\ActivityStreams;
 use Zotlabs\Lib\Activity;
 use Zotlabs\Web\HTTPSignatures;
+use Zotlabs\Lib\LDSignatures;
 
 require_once('include/follow.php');
 
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ class Follow extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 			return;
 		}
 	
-		if(ActivityStreams::is_as_request() && argc() == 2) {                                                                                        			$abook_id = intval(argv(1));
+		if(ActivityStreams::is_as_request() && argc() == 2) {
+			$abook_id = intval(argv(1));
 			if(! $abook_id)
 				return;
 
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ class Follow extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 			if(! $chan)
 				http_status_exit(404, 'Not found');
 
-			$actor = Activity::encode_person($chan);
+			$actor = Activity::encode_person($chan,true,true);
 			if(! $actor)
 				http_status_exit(404, 'Not found');
 
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ class Follow extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 
 	        $headers = [];
     	    $headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"' ;
-        	$x['signature'] = \Zotlabs\Lib\LDSignatures::sign($x,$chan);
+        	$x['signature'] = LDSignatures::sign($x,$chan);
 	        $ret = json_encode($x, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
     	    $headers['Digest'] = HTTPSig::generate_digest_header($ret);
         	$h = HTTPSig::create_sig($headers,$chan['channel_prvkey'],channel_url($chan));
diff --git a/include/event.php b/include/event.php
index 5daccadcf..7958d420f 100644
--- a/include/event.php
+++ b/include/event.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use Sabre\VObject;
 use Zotlabs\Lib\Libsync;
+use Zotlabs\Lib\Activity;
 
 require_once('include/bbcode.php');
 
@@ -1038,7 +1039,7 @@ function event_store_item($arr, $event) {
 			'location'  => [ 'type' => 'Place', 'content' => $arr['location'] ],
 			'content'   => format_event_html($arr),
 			'source'    => [ 'content' => format_event_bbcode($arr), 'mediaType' => 'text/bbcode' ],
-			'actor'     => \Zotlabs\Lib\Activity::encode_person($r[0]),
+			'actor'     => Activity::encode_person($r[0],false),
 		];
 
 		if(! $arr['nofinish']) {
@@ -1183,7 +1184,7 @@ function event_store_item($arr, $event) {
 				'location'  => [ 'type' => 'Place', 'content' => bbcode($arr['location']) ],
 				'content'   => format_event_html($arr),
 				'source'    => [ 'content' => format_event_bbcode($arr), 'mediaType' => 'text/bbcode' ],
-				'actor'     => \Zotlabs\Lib\Activity::encode_person($z),
+				'actor'     => Activity::encode_person($z,false),
 			];
 
 			if(! $arr['nofinish']) {
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index d606fe24f..a7184156d 100755
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -4543,7 +4543,7 @@ function send_profile_photo_activity($channel,$photo,$profile) {
 	$arr['item_thread_top'] = 1;
 	$arr['item_origin'] = 1;
 	$arr['item_wall'] = 1;
-	$arr['obj_type'] = ACTIVITY_OBJ_PHOTO;
+	$arr['obj_type'] = ACTIVITY_OBJ_NOTE;
 	$arr['verb'] = ACTIVITY_UPDATE;
 	$arr['mid'] = item_message_id();
 
@@ -4562,14 +4562,14 @@ function send_profile_photo_activity($channel,$photo,$profile) {
 
 
 	$arr['obj'] = [
-		'type'      => ACTIVITY_OBJ_PHOTO,
+		'type'      => ACTIVITY_OBJ_NOTE,
 		'published' => datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$photo['created'],ATOM_TIME),
 		'updated'   => datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$photo['edited'],ATOM_TIME),
 		'id'        => $arr['mid'],
 		'url'       => [ 'type' => 'Link', 'mediaType' => $photo['mimetype'], 'href' => z_root() . '/photo/profile/l/' . $channel['channel_id'] ],
 		'source'    => [ 'content' => $arr['body'], 'mediaType' => 'text/bbcode' ],
 		'content'   => bbcode($arr['body']),
-		'actor'     => \Zotlabs\Lib\Activity::encode_person($channel),
+		'actor'     => Activity::encode_person($channel,false),
 	];
 
 	$acl = new AccessList($channel);