diff --git a/src/Module/Profile/Status.php b/src/Module/Profile/Status.php
index 2bb7b6eaa5..1c07281b2f 100644
--- a/src/Module/Profile/Status.php
+++ b/src/Module/Profile/Status.php
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class Status extends BaseProfile
 
 		// Does the profile page belong to a forum?
 		// If not then we can improve the performance with an additional condition
-		$condition2 = ['uid' => $profile['uid'], 'page-flags' => [User::PAGE_FLAGS_COMMUNITY, User::PAGE_FLAGS_PRVGROUP]];
+		$condition2 = ['uid' => $profile['uid'], 'account-type' => User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_COMMUNITY];
 		if (!DBA::exists('user', $condition2)) {
 			$condition = DBA::mergeConditions($condition, ['contact-id' => $profile['id']]);
 		}
diff --git a/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php b/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php
index adc4fa68db..49130e8c57 100644
--- a/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php
+++ b/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class Index extends BaseSettings
 			'$baseurl' => DI::baseUrl()->get(true),
 		]);
 
-		$personal_account = !in_array($profile['page-flags'], [User::PAGE_FLAGS_COMMUNITY, User::PAGE_FLAGS_PRVGROUP]);
+		$personal_account = ($profile['account-type'] != User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_COMMUNITY);
 
 		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('settings/profile/index.tpl');
 		$o .= Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
diff --git a/src/Navigation/Notifications/Repository/Notify.php b/src/Navigation/Notifications/Repository/Notify.php
index 9b195a753b..6d56258b37 100644
--- a/src/Navigation/Notifications/Repository/Notify.php
+++ b/src/Navigation/Notifications/Repository/Notify.php
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class Notify extends BaseRepository
 		}
 
 		// Ensure that the important fields are set at any time
-		$fields = ['nickname', 'page-flags', 'notify-flags', 'language', 'username', 'email'];
+		$fields = ['nickname', 'account-type', 'notify-flags', 'language', 'username', 'email'];
 		$user = DBA::selectFirst('user', $fields, ['uid' => $params['uid']]);
 
 		if (!DBA::isResult($user)) {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class Notify extends BaseRepository
 		}
 
 		// There is no need to create notifications for forum accounts
-		if (in_array($user['page-flags'], [Model\User::PAGE_FLAGS_COMMUNITY, Model\User::PAGE_FLAGS_PRVGROUP])) {
+		if ($user['account-type'] == Model\User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_COMMUNITY) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
index 0b7159ec90..31c6d22953 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
@@ -505,13 +505,13 @@ class Transmitter
 	 * @param array   $item       Item array
 	 * @param boolean $blindcopy  addressing via "bcc" or "cc"?
 	 * @param integer $last_id    Last item id for adding receivers
-	 * @param boolean $forum_mode "true" means that we are sending content to a forum
+	 * @param boolean $forum_post "true" means that we are sending content to a forum
 	 *
 	 * @return array with permission data
 	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 * @throws \ImagickException
 	 */
-	private static function createPermissionBlockForItem($item, $blindcopy, $last_id = 0, $forum_mode = false)
+	private static function createPermissionBlockForItem($item, $blindcopy, $last_id = 0, $forum_post = false)
 	{
 		if ($last_id == 0) {
 			$last_id = $item['id'];
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ class Transmitter
 							// Public thread parent post always are directed to the followers.
 							// This mustn't be done by posts that are directed to forum servers via the exclusive mention.
 							// But possibly in that case we could add the "followers" collection of the forum to the message.
-							if (($item['private'] != Item::PRIVATE) && !$forum_mode) {
+							if (($item['private'] != Item::PRIVATE) && !$forum_post) {
 								$data['cc'][] = $actor_profile['followers'];
 							}
 						}
@@ -808,14 +808,14 @@ class Transmitter
 	 * @param integer $uid        User ID
 	 * @param boolean $personal   fetch personal inboxes
 	 * @param integer $last_id    Last item id for adding receivers
-	 * @param boolean $forum_mode "true" means that we are sending content to a forum
+	 * @param boolean $forum_post "true" means that we are sending content to a forum
 	 * @return array with inboxes
 	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 * @throws \ImagickException
 	 */
-	public static function fetchTargetInboxes($item, $uid, $personal = false, $last_id = 0, $forum_mode = false)
+	public static function fetchTargetInboxes($item, $uid, $personal = false, $last_id = 0, $forum_post = false)
 	{
-		$permissions = self::createPermissionBlockForItem($item, true, $last_id, $forum_mode);
+		$permissions = self::createPermissionBlockForItem($item, true, $last_id, $forum_post);
 		if (empty($permissions)) {
 			return [];
 		}
diff --git a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
index 3a14a0db9a..833c616ab9 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ class DFRN
 		if ($item["thr-parent"] != $item["uri"]) {
 			$community = false;
 
-			if ($importer["page-flags"] == User::PAGE_FLAGS_COMMUNITY || $importer["page-flags"] == User::PAGE_FLAGS_PRVGROUP) {
+			if ($importer['account-type'] == User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_COMMUNITY) {
 				$sql_extra = "";
 				$community = true;
 				Logger::notice("possible community action");
@@ -2381,14 +2381,11 @@ class DFRN
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$user = DBA::selectFirst('user', ['page-flags', 'nickname'], ['uid' => $uid]);
+		$user = DBA::selectFirst('user', ['account-type', 'nickname'], ['uid' => $uid]);
 		if (!DBA::isResult($user)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$community_page = ($user['page-flags'] == User::PAGE_FLAGS_COMMUNITY);
-		$prvgroup = ($user['page-flags'] == User::PAGE_FLAGS_PRVGROUP);
-
 		$link = Strings::normaliseLink(DI::baseUrl() . '/profile/' . $user['nickname']);
 
 		/*
@@ -2411,7 +2408,7 @@ class DFRN
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		return $community_page || $prvgroup;
+		return ($user['account-type'] == User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_COMMUNITY);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index 45879df2ae..aba79364f4 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ class Diaspora
 			// Yes, then it is fine.
 			return true;
 			// Is it a post to a community?
-		} elseif (($contact["rel"] == Contact::FOLLOWER) && in_array($importer["page-flags"], [User::PAGE_FLAGS_COMMUNITY, User::PAGE_FLAGS_PRVGROUP])) {
+		} elseif (($contact["rel"] == Contact::FOLLOWER) && ($importer['account-type'] == User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_COMMUNITY)) {
 			// That's good
 			return true;
 			// Is the message a global user or a comment?