diff --git a/src/app/shared/PersonLink.svelte b/src/app/shared/PersonLink.svelte
index dbf1428f..bdcfefe7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/PersonLink.svelte
+++ b/src/app/shared/PersonLink.svelte
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
   loadPubkeys([pubkey])
 </script>
 
-<span class={$$props.class}>
-  @<Anchor modal underline href={path}>
-    {displayPerson($person)}
-  </Anchor>
-</span>
+<Anchor modal class={$$props.class} href={path}>
+  @<span class="underline">{displayPerson($person)}</span>
+</Anchor>
diff --git a/src/app/util/feeds.ts b/src/app/util/feeds.ts
index 13bea29f..9410e601 100644
--- a/src/app/util/feeds.ts
+++ b/src/app/util/feeds.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   getIdFilters,
   isContextAddress,
   LOCAL_RELAY_URL,
+  DIRECT_MESSAGE,
   REACTION,
 } from "@welshman/util"
 import {Tracker} from "@welshman/net"
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ export class FeedLoader {
     return events.filter(e => {
       if (repository.isDeleted(e)) return false
       if (e.kind === REACTION && !isLike(e)) return false
+      if ([4, DIRECT_MESSAGE].includes(e.kind)) return false
       if (this.isEventMuted(e, strict)) return false
       if (this.opts.shouldHideReplies && Tags.fromEvent(e).parent()) return false
       if (getIdOrAddress(e) === this.opts.anchor) return false