diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 41f132612..36bbfce8e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2719,6 +2719,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "enum_delegate",
  "futures",
  "html2md",
+ "html2text",
  "http",
  "itertools 0.11.0",
  "lemmy_api_common",
@@ -2734,6 +2735,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "serde_with",
  "serial_test",
+ "stringreader",
  "strum_macros",
  "task-local-extensions",
  "tokio",
@@ -4950,6 +4952,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-normalization",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "stringreader"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "913e7b03d63752f6cdd2df77da36749d82669904798fe8944b9ec3d23f159905"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "strsim"
 version = "0.10.0"
diff --git a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
index ebdf3245e..748fe3335 100644
--- a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ anyhow = { workspace = true }
 reqwest = { workspace = true }
 once_cell = { workspace = true }
 html2md = "0.2.14"
+html2text = "0.6.0"
+stringreader = "0.1.1"
 serde_with = { workspace = true }
 enum_delegate = "0.2.0"
 moka = { version = "0.11", features = ["future"] }
diff --git a/crates/apub/assets/lemmy/objects/group.json b/crates/apub/assets/lemmy/objects/group.json
index 3870daf75..1b848a866 100644
--- a/crates/apub/assets/lemmy/objects/group.json
+++ b/crates/apub/assets/lemmy/objects/group.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/c/tenforward",
   "type": "Group",
-  "preferredUsername": "main",
+  "preferredUsername": "tenforward",
   "name": "Ten Forward",
   "summary": "<p>Lounge and recreation facility</p>\n<hr />\n<p>Welcome to the <a href=\"https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701-D)\">Enterprise</a>!.</p>\n",
   "source": {
diff --git a/crates/apub/assets/mastodon/objects/page.json b/crates/apub/assets/mastodon/objects/page.json
index d2195dbf3..ec4c13080 100644
--- a/crates/apub/assets/mastodon/objects/page.json
+++ b/crates/apub/assets/mastodon/objects/page.json
@@ -11,40 +11,42 @@
       "votersCount": "toot:votersCount"
     }
   ],
-  "id": "https://mastodon.madrid/users/felix/statuses/107224289116410645",
+  "id": "https://dice.camp/users/thekernelinyellow/statuses/110830743680706519",
   "type": "Note",
   "summary": null,
-  "published": "2021-11-05T11:46:50Z",
-  "url": "https://mastodon.madrid/@felix/107224289116410645",
-  "attributedTo": "https://mastodon.madrid/users/felix",
-  "to": ["https://mastodon.madrid/users/felix/followers"],
+  "inReplyTo": null,
+  "published": "2023-08-04T09:55:39Z",
+  "url": "https://dice.camp/@thekernelinyellow/110830743680706519",
+  "attributedTo": "https://dice.camp/users/thekernelinyellow",
+  "to": ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"],
   "cc": [
-    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
-    "https://mamot.fr/users/retiolus"
+    "https://dice.camp/users/thekernelinyellow/followers",
+    "https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/c/tenforward",
+    "https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/c/tenforward/followers"
   ],
   "sensitive": false,
-  "atomUri": "https://mastodon.madrid/users/felix/statuses/107224289116410645",
-  "inReplyToAtomUri": "https://mamot.fr/users/retiolus/statuses/107224244380204526",
-  "conversation": "tag:mamot.fr,2021-11-05:objectId=64635960:objectType=Conversation",
-  "content": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mamot.fr/@retiolus\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>retiolus</span></a></span> i have never been disappointed by a thinkpad. if you want to save money, get a model from a few years ago, there isnt a huge difference anyway.</p>",
+  "atomUri": "https://dice.camp/users/thekernelinyellow/statuses/110830743680706519",
+  "inReplyToAtomUri": null,
+  "conversation": "tag:dice.camp,2023-08-04:objectId=29969291:objectType=Conversation",
+  "content": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/c/tenforward\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>tenforward</span></a></span> Variable never resetting at refresh</p><p>Hi! I&#39;m using a variable to count elements in my generator but every time I generate a new character, the counter&#39;s value carries on from the previous one. Is there a function to reset it (I set it to 0 at the beginning of the file)</p>",
   "contentMap": {
-    "en": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mamot.fr/@retiolus\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>retiolus</span></a></span> i have never been disappointed by a thinkpad. if you want to save money, get a model from a few years ago, there isnt a huge difference anyway.</p>"
+    "it": "<p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/c/tenforward\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>tenforward</span></a></span>Variable never resetting at refresh</p><p>Hi! I&#39;m using a variable to count elements in my generator but every time I generate a new character, the counter&#39;s value carries on from the previous one. Is there a function to reset it (I set it to 0 at the beginning of the file)</p>"
   },
   "attachment": [],
   "tag": [
     {
       "type": "Mention",
-      "href": "https://mamot.fr/users/retiolus",
-      "name": "@retiolus@mamot.fr"
+      "href": "https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/c/tenforward",
+      "name": "@tenforward@enterprise.lemmy.ml"
     }
   ],
   "replies": {
-    "id": "https://mastodon.madrid/users/felix/statuses/107224289116410645/replies",
+    "id": "https://dice.camp/users/thekernelinyellow/statuses/110830743680706519/replies",
     "type": "Collection",
     "first": {
       "type": "CollectionPage",
-      "next": "https://mastodon.madrid/users/felix/statuses/107224289116410645/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true",
-      "partOf": "https://mastodon.madrid/users/felix/statuses/107224289116410645/replies",
+      "next": "https://dice.camp/users/thekernelinyellow/statuses/110830743680706519/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true",
+      "partOf": "https://dice.camp/users/thekernelinyellow/statuses/110830743680706519/replies",
       "items": []
     }
   }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/api/user_settings_backup.rs b/crates/apub/src/api/user_settings_backup.rs
index 0349171a9..c1102791d 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/api/user_settings_backup.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/api/user_settings_backup.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::objects::{
 use activitypub_federation::{config::Data, fetch::object_id::ObjectId};
 use actix_web::web::Json;
 use futures::{future::try_join_all, StreamExt};
-use lemmy_api_common::{context::LemmyContext, utils::sanitize_html_api_opt, SuccessResponse};
+use lemmy_api_common::{context::LemmyContext, SuccessResponse};
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
   newtypes::DbUrl,
   source::{
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
     post::{PostSaved, PostSavedForm},
   },
   traits::{Blockable, Crud, Followable, Saveable},
+  utils::diesel_option_overwrite,
 };
 use lemmy_db_views::structs::LocalUserView;
 use lemmy_utils::{
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ pub async fn import_settings(
   local_user_view: LocalUserView,
   context: Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> Result<Json<SuccessResponse>, LemmyError> {
-  let display_name = Some(sanitize_html_api_opt(&data.display_name));
-  let bio = Some(sanitize_html_api_opt(&data.bio));
+  let display_name = diesel_option_overwrite(data.display_name.clone());
+  let bio = diesel_option_overwrite(data.bio.clone());
 
   let person_form = PersonUpdateForm {
     display_name,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
index c25f988dc..4aa398bc2 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use activitypub_federation::{
 };
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-use html2md::parse_html;
+use html2text::{from_read_with_decorator, render::text_renderer::TrivialDecorator};
 use lemmy_api_common::{
   context::LemmyContext,
   request::fetch_site_data,
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
   },
 };
 use std::ops::Deref;
+use stringreader::StringReader;
 use url::Url;
 
 const MAX_TITLE_LENGTH: usize = 200;
@@ -171,11 +172,21 @@ impl Object for ApubPost {
       .name
       .clone()
       .or_else(|| {
+        // Posts coming from Mastodon or similar platforms don't have a title. Instead we take the
+        // first line of the content and convert it from HTML to plaintext. We also remove mentions
+        // of the community name.
         page
           .content
-          .clone()
-          .as_ref()
-          .and_then(|c| parse_html(c).lines().next().map(ToString::to_string))
+          .as_deref()
+          .map(StringReader::new)
+          .map(|c| from_read_with_decorator(c, MAX_TITLE_LENGTH, TrivialDecorator::new()))
+          .and_then(|c| {
+            c.lines().next().map(|s| {
+              s.replace(&format!("@{}", community.name), "")
+                .trim()
+                .to_string()
+            })
+          })
       })
       .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Object must have name or content"))?;
     if name.chars().count() > MAX_TITLE_LENGTH {
@@ -288,8 +299,9 @@ mod tests {
   use super::*;
   use crate::{
     objects::{
-      community::tests::parse_lemmy_community,
-      person::tests::parse_lemmy_person,
+      community::{tests::parse_lemmy_community, ApubCommunity},
+      instance::ApubSite,
+      person::{tests::parse_lemmy_person, ApubPerson},
       post::ApubPost,
       tests::init_context,
     },
@@ -318,6 +330,31 @@ mod tests {
     assert!(!post.featured_community);
     assert_eq!(context.request_count(), 0);
 
+    cleanup(&context, person, site, community, post).await;
+  }
+
+  #[tokio::test]
+  #[serial]
+  async fn test_convert_mastodon_post_title() {
+    let context = init_context().await;
+    let (person, site) = parse_lemmy_person(&context).await;
+    let community = parse_lemmy_community(&context).await;
+
+    let json = file_to_json_object("assets/mastodon/objects/page.json").unwrap();
+    let post = ApubPost::from_json(json, &context).await.unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(post.name, "Variable never resetting at refresh");
+
+    cleanup(&context, person, site, community, post).await;
+  }
+
+  async fn cleanup(
+    context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
+    person: ApubPerson,
+    site: ApubSite,
+    community: ApubCommunity,
+    post: ApubPost,
+  ) {
     Post::delete(&mut context.pool(), post.id).await.unwrap();
     Person::delete(&mut context.pool(), person.id)
       .await