diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index e042ed8e85..c9350e68e8 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ function settings_post(App $a)
 			DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'accept_only_sharer', intval($_POST['accept_only_sharer']));
 			DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'disable_cw', intval($_POST['disable_cw']));
 			DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'no_intelligent_shortening', intval($_POST['no_intelligent_shortening']));
+			DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'simple_shortening', intval($_POST['simple_shortening']));
 			DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'attach_link_title', intval($_POST['attach_link_title']));
 			DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'ostatus_autofriend', intval($_POST['snautofollow']));
 			DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'ostatus', 'default_group', $_POST['group-selection']);
@@ -546,6 +547,7 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 		$accept_only_sharer        = intval(DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'accept_only_sharer'));
 		$disable_cw                = intval(DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'disable_cw'));
 		$no_intelligent_shortening = intval(DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'no_intelligent_shortening'));
+		$simple_shortening         = intval(DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'simple_shortening'));
 		$attach_link_title         = intval(DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'attach_link_title'));
 		$ostatus_autofriend        = intval(DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'ostatus_autofriend'));
 		$default_group             = DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'ostatus', 'default_group');
@@ -612,6 +614,7 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 			'$accept_only_sharer' => ['accept_only_sharer', DI::l10n()->t('Accept only top level posts by contacts you follow'), $accept_only_sharer, DI::l10n()->t('The system does an auto completion of threads when a comment arrives. This has got the side effect that you can receive posts that had been started by a non-follower but had been commented by someone you follow. This setting deactivates this behaviour. When activated, you strictly only will receive posts from people you really do follow.')],
 			'$disable_cw' => ['disable_cw', DI::l10n()->t('Disable Content Warning'), $disable_cw, DI::l10n()->t('Users on networks like Mastodon or Pleroma are able to set a content warning field which collapse their post by default. This disables the automatic collapsing and sets the content warning as the post title. Doesn\'t affect any other content filtering you eventually set up.')],
 			'$no_intelligent_shortening' => ['no_intelligent_shortening', DI::l10n()->t('Disable intelligent shortening'), $no_intelligent_shortening, DI::l10n()->t('Normally the system tries to find the best link to add to shortened posts. If this option is enabled then every shortened post will always point to the original friendica post.')],
+			'$simple_shortening' => ['simple_shortening', DI::l10n()->t('Enable simple text shortening'), $simple_shortening, DI::l10n()->t('Normally the system shortens posts at the next line feed. If this option is enabled then the system will shorten the text at the maximum character limit.')],
 			'$attach_link_title' => ['attach_link_title', DI::l10n()->t('Attach the link title'), $attach_link_title, DI::l10n()->t('When activated, the title of the attached link will be added as a title on posts to Diaspora. This is mostly helpful with "remote-self" contacts that share feed content.')],
 			'$ostatus_autofriend' => ['snautofollow', DI::l10n()->t("Automatically follow any GNU Social \x28OStatus\x29 followers/mentioners"), $ostatus_autofriend, DI::l10n()->t('If you receive a message from an unknown OStatus user, this option decides what to do. If it is checked, a new contact will be created for every unknown user.')],
 			'$default_group' => Group::displayGroupSelection(local_user(), $default_group, DI::l10n()->t("Default group for OStatus contacts")),
diff --git a/src/Content/Text/Plaintext.php b/src/Content/Text/Plaintext.php
index 1c602b2bf8..45c35cb172 100644
--- a/src/Content/Text/Plaintext.php
+++ b/src/Content/Text/Plaintext.php
@@ -31,16 +31,22 @@ class Plaintext
 	 *
 	 * @param  string $msg
 	 * @param  int    $limit
+	 * @param  int    $uid
 	 * @return string
 	 *
 	 * @todo For Twitter URLs aren't shortened, but they have to be calculated as if.
 	 */
-	public static function shorten($msg, $limit)
+	public static function shorten($msg, $limit, $uid = 0)
 	{
+		$ellipsis = html_entity_decode("…", ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
+
+		if (!empty($uid) && DI::pConfig()->get($uid, 'system', 'simple_shortening')) {
+			return iconv_substr(iconv_substr(trim($msg), 0, $limit, "UTF-8"), 0, -3, "UTF-8") . $ellipsis;
+		}
+
 		$lines = explode("\n", $msg);
 		$msg = "";
 		$recycle = html_entity_decode("♲ ", ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
-		$ellipsis = html_entity_decode("…", ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
 		foreach ($lines as $row => $line) {
 			if (iconv_strlen(trim($msg . "\n" . $line), "UTF-8") <= $limit) {
 				$msg = trim($msg . "\n" . $line);
@@ -241,7 +247,7 @@ class Plaintext
 				} elseif (DI::pConfig()->get($item['uid'], 'system', 'no_intelligent_shortening')) {
 					$post['url'] = $item['plink'];
 				}
-				$msg = self::shorten($msg, $limit);
+				$msg = self::shorten($msg, $limit, $item['uid']);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 86b9270fe9..990232fc4b 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ use Friendica\Protocol\Activity;
 use Friendica\Protocol\ActivityPub;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Diaspora;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
+use Friendica\Util\HTTPSignature;
+use Friendica\Util\LDSignature;
 use Friendica\Util\Map;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
 use Friendica\Util\Proxy;
@@ -542,25 +544,30 @@ class Item
 
 		if (!empty($item['author-id']) && Contact::isBlocked($item['author-id'])) {
 			Logger::notice('Author is blocked node-wide', ['author-link' => $item['author-link'], 'item-uri' => $item['uri']]);
+			self::remoteDelete($item);
 			return false;
 		}
 
 		if (!empty($item['author-link']) && Network::isUrlBlocked($item['author-link'])) {
 			Logger::notice('Author server is blocked', ['author-link' => $item['author-link'], 'item-uri' => $item['uri']]);
+			self::remoteDelete($item);
 			return false;
 		}
 
 		if (!empty($item['owner-id']) && Contact::isBlocked($item['owner-id'])) {
 			Logger::notice('Owner is blocked node-wide', ['owner-link' => $item['owner-link'], 'item-uri' => $item['uri']]);
+			self::remoteDelete($item);
 			return false;
 		}
 
 		if (!empty($item['owner-link']) && Network::isUrlBlocked($item['owner-link'])) {
 			Logger::notice('Owner server is blocked', ['owner-link' => $item['owner-link'], 'item-uri' => $item['uri']]);
+			self::remoteDelete($item);
 			return false;
 		}
 
 		if (!empty($item['uid']) && !self::isAllowedByUser($item, $item['uid'])) {
+			self::remoteDelete($item);
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -583,6 +590,40 @@ class Item
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Try to delete the remote (unwanted) item
+	 *
+	 * @param array $item 
+	 */
+	private static function remoteDelete(array $item)
+	{
+		if ($item['gravity'] == GRAVITY_PARENT) {
+			return;
+		}
+		return;
+
+		$owner   = User::getOwnerDataById($item['uid']);
+		$contact = Contact::getById($item['contact-id']);
+
+		if (FContact::getByURL($contact['addr'], false)) {
+			Logger::info('Send Diaspora retraction for post', ['addr' => $contact['addr'], 'item' => $item]);
+			Diaspora::sendRetraction($item, $owner, $contact, in_array($item['private'], [self::UNLISTED, self::PUBLIC]));
+		} elseif ($profile = APContact::getByURL($contact['url'], false)) {
+			Logger::info('Send ActivityPub deletion for post', ['url' => $contact['url'], 'item' => $item]);
+			$data = ['@context' => ActivityPub::CONTEXT,
+				'id' => $item['uri'] . '/Delete',
+				'type' => 'Delete',
+				'actor' => $owner['url'],
+				'object' => ['type' => 'Tombstone', 'id' => $item['uri']],
+				'to' => [$profile['url']]];
+
+			$signed = LDSignature::sign($data, $owner);
+			return HTTPSignature::transmit($signed, $profile['inbox'], $item['uid']);
+		} else {
+			Logger::info('Unsupported protocol for deletion', ['network' => $contact['network']]);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Check if the item array is too old
 	 *
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index 586b6e9ec2..862bbca999 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -1495,6 +1495,7 @@ class Diaspora
 
 		$contact = self::allowedContactByHandle($importer, $sender, true);
 		if (!$contact) {
+			//self::sendRetraction($item, $owner, $contact, in_array($item['private'], [self::UNLISTED, self::PUBLIC]));
 			return false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/view/templates/settings/connectors.tpl b/view/templates/settings/connectors.tpl
index 08452b124f..ef9cc2b95b 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings/connectors.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings/connectors.tpl
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$accept_only_sharer}}
 		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$disable_cw}}
 		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$no_intelligent_shortening}}
+		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$simple_shortening}}
 		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$attach_link_title}}
 		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$ostatus_autofriend}}
 		{{$default_group nofilter}}
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/connectors.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/connectors.tpl
index 6818c66bd5..88e4977e14 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/connectors.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/connectors.tpl
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$no_intelligent_shortening}}
 
+						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$simple_shortening}}
+
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$attach_link_title}}
 
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$ostatus_autofriend}}