New option to disallow

src/Model/Item.php

@@ -1452,6 +1452,10 @@ class Item
 
 	private static function reshareChannelPost(int $uri_id)
 	{
+		if (!DI::config()->get('system', 'allow_relay_channels')) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		$item = Post::selectFirst(['id', 'private', 'network', 'language', 'owner-id'], ['uri-id' => $uri_id, 'uid' => 0]);
 		if (empty($item['id'])) {
 			return;

src/Module/Admin/Site.php

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class Site extends BaseAdmin
 		$private_addons         = !empty($_POST['private_addons']);
 		$disable_embedded       = !empty($_POST['disable_embedded']);
 		$allow_users_remote_self = !empty($_POST['allow_users_remote_self']);
+		$allow_relay_channels   = !empty($_POST['allow_relay_channels']);
 		$adjust_poll_frequency  = !empty($_POST['adjust_poll_frequency']);
 		$min_poll_interval      = (!empty($_POST['min_poll_interval']) ? intval(trim($_POST['min_poll_interval']))                : 0);
 		$explicit_content       = !empty($_POST['explicit_content']);
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ class Site extends BaseAdmin
 		$transactionConfig->set('system', 'enotify_no_content'     , $enotify_no_content);
 		$transactionConfig->set('system', 'disable_embedded'       , $disable_embedded);
 		$transactionConfig->set('system', 'allow_users_remote_self', $allow_users_remote_self);
+		$transactionConfig->set('system', 'allow_relay_channels'   , $allow_relay_channels);
 		$transactionConfig->set('system', 'adjust_poll_frequency'  , $adjust_poll_frequency);
 		$transactionConfig->set('system', 'min_poll_interval'      , $min_poll_interval);
 		$transactionConfig->set('system', 'explicit_content'       , $explicit_content);
@@ -514,6 +516,7 @@ class Site extends BaseAdmin
 			'$blocked_tags'           => ['blocked_tags', DI::l10n()->t('Blocked tags for trending tags'), DI::config()->get('system', 'blocked_tags'), DI::l10n()->t("Comma separated list of hashtags that shouldn't be displayed in the trending tags.")],
 			'$cache_contact_avatar'   => ['cache_contact_avatar', DI::l10n()->t('Cache contact avatars'), DI::config()->get('system', 'cache_contact_avatar'), DI::l10n()->t('Locally store the avatar pictures of the contacts. This uses a lot of storage space but it increases the performance.')],
 			'$allow_users_remote_self'=> ['allow_users_remote_self', DI::l10n()->t('Allow Users to set remote_self'), DI::config()->get('system', 'allow_users_remote_self'), DI::l10n()->t('With checking this, every user is allowed to mark every contact as a remote_self in the repair contact dialog. Setting this flag on a contact causes mirroring every posting of that contact in the users stream.')],
+			'$allow_relay_channels'   => ['allow_relay_channels', DI::l10n()->t('Allow Users to set up relay channels'), DI::config()->get('system', 'allow_relay_channels'), DI::l10n()->t('If enabled, it is possible to create relay users that are used to reshare content based on user defined channels.')],
 			'$adjust_poll_frequency'  => ['adjust_poll_frequency', DI::l10n()->t('Adjust the feed poll frequency'), DI::config()->get('system', 'adjust_poll_frequency'), DI::l10n()->t('Automatically detect and set the best feed poll frequency.')],
 			'$min_poll_interval'      => ['min_poll_interval', DI::l10n()->t('Minimum poll interval'), DI::config()->get('system', 'min_poll_interval'), DI::l10n()->t('Minimal distance in minutes between two polls for mail and feed contacts. Reasonable values are between 1 and 59.')],
 			'$enable_multi_reg'       => ['enable_multi_reg', DI::l10n()->t('Enable multiple registrations'), !DI::config()->get('system', 'block_extended_register'), DI::l10n()->t('Enable users to register additional accounts for use as pages.')],

src/Module/Settings/Account.php

@@ -425,6 +425,18 @@ class Account extends BaseSettings
 			$user['account-type'] = User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_COMMUNITY;
 		}
 
+		if (DI::config()->get('system', 'allow_relay_channels')) {
+			$account_relay = [
+				'account-type',
+				DI::l10n()->t('Channel Relay'),
+				User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_RELAY,
+				DI::l10n()->t('Account for a service that automatically shares content based on user defined channels.'),
+				$user['account-type'] == User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_RELAY
+			];
+		} else {
+			$account_relay = null;
+		}
+
 		$pageset_tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('settings/pagetypes.tpl');
 		$pagetype    = Renderer::replaceMacros($pageset_tpl, [
 			'$account_types'     => DI::l10n()->t("Account Types"),
@@ -464,13 +476,7 @@ class Account extends BaseSettings
 				DI::l10n()->t('Account for community discussions.'),
 				$user['account-type'] == User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_COMMUNITY
 			],
-			'$account_relay' => [
-				'account-type',
-				DI::l10n()->t('Channel Relay'),
-				User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_RELAY,
-				DI::l10n()->t('Account for a service that automatically shares content based on user defined channels.'),
-				$user['account-type'] == User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_RELAY
-			],
+			'$account_relay' => $account_relay,
 			'$page_normal' => [
 				'page-flags',
 				DI::l10n()->t('Normal Account Page'),

src/Module/Settings/Channels.php

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Module\Settings;
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Content\Conversation\Factory;
 use Friendica\Content\Conversation\Repository\UserDefinedChannel;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Core\Session\Capability\IHandleUserSessions;
@@ -41,13 +42,16 @@ class Channels extends BaseSettings
 	private $channel;
 	/** @var Factory\UserDefinedChannel */
 	private $userDefinedChannel;
+	/** @var IManageConfigValues */
+	private $config;
 
-	public function __construct(Factory\UserDefinedChannel $userDefinedChannel, UserDefinedChannel $channel, App\Page $page, IHandleUserSessions $session, L10n $l10n, App\BaseURL $baseUrl, App\Arguments $args, LoggerInterface $logger, Profiler $profiler, Response $response, array $server, array $parameters = [])
+	public function __construct(Factory\UserDefinedChannel $userDefinedChannel, UserDefinedChannel $channel, App\Page $page, IHandleUserSessions $session, L10n $l10n, App\BaseURL $baseUrl, App\Arguments $args, LoggerInterface $logger, Profiler $profiler, Response $response, IManageConfigValues $config, array $server, array $parameters = [])
 	{
 		parent::__construct($session, $page, $l10n, $baseUrl, $args, $logger, $profiler, $response, $server, $parameters);
 
 		$this->userDefinedChannel = $userDefinedChannel;
 		$this->channel            = $channel;
+		$this->config             = $config;
 	}
 
 	protected function post(array $request = [])
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ class Channels extends BaseSettings
 				$open = false;
 			}
 
-			if (in_array($account_type, [User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_COMMUNITY, User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_RELAY])) {
+			if ($this->config->get('system', 'allow_relay_channels') && in_array($account_type, [User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_COMMUNITY, User::ACCOUNT_TYPE_RELAY])) {
 				$publish = ["publish[$channel->code]", $this->t("Publish"), $channel->publish, $this->t("When selected, the channel results are reshared. This only works for public ActivityPub posts from the public timeline or the user defined circles.")];
 			} else {
 				$publish = null;

static/settings.config.php

@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ return [
 		// Automatically detect and set the best feed poll frequency.
 		'adjust_poll_frequency' => false,
 
+		// allow_relay_channels (Boolean)
+		// Allow Users to set remote_self
+		'allow_relay_channels' => true,
+
 		// allowed_themes (Comma-separated list)
 		// Themes users can change to in their settings.
 		'allowed_themes' => 'frio,vier',

view/templates/admin/site.tpl

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$private_addons}}
 		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$disable_embedded}}
 		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$allow_users_remote_self}}
+		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$allow_relay_channels}}
 		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$adjust_poll_frequency}}
 		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$explicit_content}}
 		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$proxify_content}}

view/templates/settings/pagetypes.tpl

@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 	{{include file="field_radio.tpl" field=$page_prvgroup}}
 </div>
 
-{{include file="field_radio.tpl" field=$account_relay}}
+{{if $account_relay}}
+	{{include file="field_radio.tpl" field=$account_relay}}
+{{/if}}
 
 <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
 	// This js part changes the state of page-flags radio buttons according

view/theme/frio/templates/admin/site.tpl

@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$private_addons}}
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$disable_embedded}}
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$allow_users_remote_self}}
+						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$allow_relay_channels}}
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$adjust_poll_frequency}}
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$explicit_content}}
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$proxify_content}}