diff --git a/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/community/announce.rs b/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/community/announce.rs
index cdae448f1..7f4eaa5b1 100644
--- a/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/community/announce.rs
+++ b/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/community/announce.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use crate::{
   http::is_activity_already_known,
 };
 use activitystreams::activity::kind::AnnounceType;
+use lemmy_apub::insert_activity;
 use lemmy_apub_lib::{ActivityCommonFields, ActivityHandlerNew, PublicUrl};
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ pub enum AnnouncableActivities {
 pub struct AnnounceActivity {
   to: PublicUrl,
   object: AnnouncableActivities,
-  cc: [Url; 1],
+  cc: Vec<Url>,
   #[serde(rename = "type")]
   kind: AnnounceType,
   #[serde(flatten)]
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ impl ActivityHandlerNew for AnnounceActivity {
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     verify_activity(self.common())?;
     verify_community(&self.common.actor, context, request_counter).await?;
+    self.object.verify(context, request_counter).await?;
     Ok(())
   }
 
@@ -76,6 +78,14 @@ impl ActivityHandlerNew for AnnounceActivity {
     if is_activity_already_known(context.pool(), self.object.common().id_unchecked()).await? {
       return Ok(());
     }
+    insert_activity(
+      self.object.common().id_unchecked(),
+      self.object.clone(),
+      false,
+      true,
+      context.pool(),
+    )
+    .await?;
     self.object.receive(context, request_counter).await
   }
 
diff --git a/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/community/block_user.rs b/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/community/block_user.rs
index 2c2676bfe..a67296a24 100644
--- a/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/community/block_user.rs
+++ b/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/community/block_user.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-use crate::activities::verify_mod_action;
+use crate::activities::{verify_activity, verify_mod_action, verify_person_in_community};
 use activitystreams::activity::kind::BlockType;
 use lemmy_api_common::blocking;
-use lemmy_apub::{
-  check_is_apub_id_valid,
-  fetcher::{community::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community, person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person},
+use lemmy_apub::fetcher::{
+  community::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community,
+  person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
 };
-use lemmy_apub_lib::{verify_domains_match, ActivityCommonFields, ActivityHandlerNew, PublicUrl};
+use lemmy_apub_lib::{ActivityCommonFields, ActivityHandlerNew, PublicUrl};
 use lemmy_db_queries::{Bannable, Followable};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::community::{
   CommunityFollower,
@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@ pub struct BlockUserFromCommunity {
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 impl ActivityHandlerNew for BlockUserFromCommunity {
-  async fn verify(&self, context: &LemmyContext, _: &mut i32) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    verify_domains_match(&self.common.actor, self.common.id_unchecked())?;
-    check_is_apub_id_valid(&self.common.actor, false)?;
-    verify_mod_action(&self.common.actor, self.cc[0].clone(), context).await
+  async fn verify(
+    &self,
+    context: &LemmyContext,
+    request_counter: &mut i32,
+  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    verify_activity(self.common())?;
+    verify_person_in_community(&self.common.actor, &self.cc, context, request_counter).await?;
+    verify_mod_action(&self.common.actor, self.cc[0].clone(), context).await?;
+    Ok(())
   }
 
   async fn receive(
diff --git a/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/community/undo_block_user.rs b/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/community/undo_block_user.rs
index 69f7f20b8..b9257badf 100644
--- a/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/community/undo_block_user.rs
+++ b/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/community/undo_block_user.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-use crate::activities::{community::block_user::BlockUserFromCommunity, verify_mod_action};
-use activitystreams::activity::kind::BlockType;
-use lemmy_api_common::blocking;
-use lemmy_apub::{
-  check_is_apub_id_valid,
-  fetcher::{community::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community, person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person},
+use crate::activities::{
+  community::block_user::BlockUserFromCommunity,
+  verify_activity,
+  verify_mod_action,
+  verify_person_in_community,
 };
-use lemmy_apub_lib::{verify_domains_match, ActivityCommonFields, ActivityHandlerNew, PublicUrl};
+use activitystreams::activity::kind::UndoType;
+use lemmy_api_common::blocking;
+use lemmy_apub::fetcher::{
+  community::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community,
+  person::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_person,
+};
+use lemmy_apub_lib::{ActivityCommonFields, ActivityHandlerNew, PublicUrl};
 use lemmy_db_queries::Bannable;
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::community::{CommunityPersonBan, CommunityPersonBanForm};
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
@@ -19,7 +24,7 @@ pub struct UndoBlockUserFromCommunity {
   object: BlockUserFromCommunity,
   cc: [Url; 1],
   #[serde(rename = "type")]
-  kind: BlockType,
+  kind: UndoType,
   #[serde(flatten)]
   common: ActivityCommonFields,
 }
@@ -31,10 +36,11 @@ impl ActivityHandlerNew for UndoBlockUserFromCommunity {
     context: &LemmyContext,
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    verify_domains_match(&self.common.actor, self.common.id_unchecked())?;
-    check_is_apub_id_valid(&self.common.actor, false)?;
+    verify_activity(self.common())?;
+    verify_person_in_community(&self.common.actor, &self.cc, context, request_counter).await?;
     verify_mod_action(&self.common.actor, self.cc[0].clone(), context).await?;
-    self.object.verify(context, request_counter).await
+    self.object.verify(context, request_counter).await?;
+    Ok(())
   }
 
   async fn receive(
diff --git a/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/post/update.rs b/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/post/update.rs
index 502792a0a..ac1f02dc2 100644
--- a/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/post/update.rs
+++ b/crates/apub_receive/src/activities/post/update.rs
@@ -49,14 +49,13 @@ impl ActivityHandlerNew for UpdatePost {
     verify_activity(self.common())?;
     let community =
       verify_person_in_community(&self.common.actor, &self.cc, context, request_counter).await?;
-    verify_domains_match_opt(&self.common.actor, self.object.id_unchecked())?;
 
     let temp_post = PostForm::from_apub(
       &self.object,
       context,
       self.common.actor.clone(),
       request_counter,
-      false,
+      true,
     )
     .await?;
     let post_id: DbUrl = temp_post.ap_id.context(location_info!())?;
@@ -66,9 +65,14 @@ impl ActivityHandlerNew for UpdatePost {
     .await??;
     let stickied = temp_post.stickied.context(location_info!())?;
     let locked = temp_post.locked.context(location_info!())?;
+    // community mod changed locked/sticky status
     if (stickied != old_post.stickied) || (locked != old_post.locked) {
       verify_mod_action(&self.common.actor, community.actor_id(), context).await?;
     }
+    // user edited their own post
+    else {
+      verify_domains_match_opt(&self.common.actor, self.object.id_unchecked())?;
+    }
 
     Ok(())
   }
diff --git a/crates/apub_receive/src/http/mod.rs b/crates/apub_receive/src/http/mod.rs
index 36d30d84d..d15c958ec 100644
--- a/crates/apub_receive/src/http/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub_receive/src/http/mod.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ async fn payload_to_string(mut payload: Payload) -> Result<String, LemmyError> {
   Bytes::from(bytes).as_ref().read_to_string(&mut unparsed)?;
   Ok(unparsed)
 }
+
+// TODO: move most of this code to library
 async fn receive_activity<'a, T>(
   request: HttpRequest,
   activity: &'a str,
@@ -60,19 +62,23 @@ where
 {
   let activity = serde_json::from_str::<T>(activity)?;
   let activity_data = activity.common();
-  // TODO: which order to check things?
-  // Do nothing if we received the same activity before
-  if is_activity_already_known(context.pool(), activity_data.id_unchecked()).await? {
-    return Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish());
-  }
 
   let request_counter = &mut 0;
   let actor =
     get_or_fetch_and_upsert_actor(&activity_data.actor, &context, request_counter).await?;
   verify_signature(&request, &actor.public_key().context(location_info!())?)?;
+
+  // Do nothing if we received the same activity before
+  if is_activity_already_known(context.pool(), activity_data.id_unchecked()).await? {
+    return Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish());
+  }
+  check_is_apub_id_valid(&activity_data.actor, false)?;
+  println!(
+    "Verifying activity {}",
+    activity_data.id_unchecked().to_string()
+  );
   activity.verify(&context, request_counter).await?;
   assert_activity_not_local(&activity)?;
-  check_is_apub_id_valid(&activity_data.actor, false)?;
 
   // Log the activity, so we avoid receiving and parsing it twice. Note that this could still happen
   // if we receive the same activity twice in very quick succession.
@@ -85,6 +91,10 @@ where
   )
   .await?;
 
+  println!(
+    "Receiving activity {}",
+    activity_data.id_unchecked().to_string()
+  );
   activity.receive(&context, request_counter).await?;
   Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }