diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.js b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.js
deleted file mode 100644
index bfdad5e2c..000000000
--- a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import replaceParams from './replaceParams'
-
-const replaceFilterBubbleParams = async (resolve, root, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
-  args = await replaceParams(args, context)
-  return resolve(root, args, context, resolveInfo)
-}
-
-export default {
-  Query: {
-    Post: replaceFilterBubbleParams,
-  },
-}
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.spec.js b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.spec.js
index afe1df1c9..62addeece 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/filterBubble.spec.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Factory from '../../seed/factories'
 const factory = Factory()
 
 const currentUserParams = {
+  id: 'u1',
   email: 'you@example.org',
   name: 'This is you',
   password: '1234',
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ afterEach(async () => {
   await factory.cleanDatabase()
 })
 
-describe('FilterBubble middleware', () => {
+describe('Filter posts by author is followed by sb.', () => {
   describe('given an authenticated user', () => {
     let authenticatedClient
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ describe('FilterBubble middleware', () => {
 
     describe('no filter bubble', () => {
       it('returns all posts', async () => {
-        const query = '{ Post( filterBubble: {}) { title } }'
+        const query = '{ Post(filter: { }) { title } }'
         const expected = {
           Post: [
             { title: 'This is some random post' },
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ describe('FilterBubble middleware', () => {
 
     describe('filtering for posts of followed users only', () => {
       it('returns only posts authored by followed users', async () => {
-        const query = '{ Post( filterBubble: { author: following }) { title } }'
+        const query = '{ Post( filter: { author: { followedBy_some: { id: "u1" } } }) { title } }'
         const expected = {
           Post: [{ title: 'This is the post of a followed user' }],
         }
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.js b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a10b6c29d..000000000
--- a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import { UserInputError } from 'apollo-server'
-
-export default async function replaceParams(args, context) {
-  const { author = 'all' } = args.filterBubble || {}
-  const { user } = context
-
-  if (author === 'following') {
-    if (!user)
-      throw new UserInputError(
-        "You are unauthenticated - I don't know any users you are following.",
-      )
-
-    const session = context.driver.session()
-    let { records } = await session.run(
-      'MATCH(followed:User)<-[:FOLLOWS]-(u {id: $userId}) RETURN followed.id',
-      { userId: context.user.id },
-    )
-    const followedIds = records.map(record => record.get('followed.id'))
-
-    // carefully override `id_in`
-    args.filter = args.filter || {}
-    args.filter.author = args.filter.author || {}
-    args.filter.author.id_in = followedIds
-
-    session.close()
-  }
-
-  delete args.filterBubble
-
-  return args
-}
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.spec.js b/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e14fda416..000000000
--- a/backend/src/middleware/filterBubble/replaceParams.spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
-import replaceParams from './replaceParams.js'
-
-describe('replaceParams', () => {
-  let args
-  let context
-  let run
-
-  let action = () => {
-    return replaceParams(args, context)
-  }
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    args = {}
-    run = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-      records: [{ get: () => 1 }, { get: () => 2 }, { get: () => 3 }],
-    })
-    context = {
-      driver: {
-        session: () => {
-          return {
-            run,
-            close: () => {},
-          }
-        },
-      },
-    }
-  })
-
-  describe('args == ', () => {
-    describe('{}', () => {
-      it('does not crash', async () => {
-        await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual({})
-      })
-    })
-
-    describe('unauthenticated user', () => {
-      beforeEach(() => {
-        context.user = null
-      })
-
-      describe('{ filterBubble: { author: following } }', () => {
-        it('throws error', async () => {
-          args = { filterBubble: { author: 'following' } }
-          await expect(action()).rejects.toThrow('You are unauthenticated')
-        })
-      })
-
-      describe('{ filterBubble: { author: all } }', () => {
-        it('removes filterBubble param', async () => {
-          const expected = {}
-          await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-        })
-
-        it('does not make database calls', async () => {
-          await action()
-          expect(run).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-        })
-      })
-    })
-
-    describe('authenticated user', () => {
-      beforeEach(() => {
-        context.user = { id: 'u4711' }
-      })
-
-      describe('{ filterBubble: { author: following } }', () => {
-        beforeEach(() => {
-          args = { filterBubble: { author: 'following' } }
-        })
-
-        it('returns args object with resolved ids of followed users', async () => {
-          const expected = { filter: { author: { id_in: [1, 2, 3] } } }
-          await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-        })
-
-        it('makes database calls', async () => {
-          await action()
-          expect(run).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-        })
-
-        describe('given any additional filter args', () => {
-          describe('merges', () => {
-            it('empty filter object', async () => {
-              args.filter = {}
-              const expected = { filter: { author: { id_in: [1, 2, 3] } } }
-              await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-            })
-
-            it('filter.title', async () => {
-              args.filter = { title: 'bla' }
-              const expected = { filter: { title: 'bla', author: { id_in: [1, 2, 3] } } }
-              await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-            })
-
-            it('filter.author', async () => {
-              args.filter = { author: { name: 'bla' } }
-              const expected = { filter: { author: { name: 'bla', id_in: [1, 2, 3] } } }
-              await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-            })
-          })
-        })
-      })
-
-      describe('{ filterBubble: { } }', () => {
-        it('removes filterBubble param', async () => {
-          const expected = {}
-          await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-        })
-
-        it('does not make database calls', async () => {
-          await action()
-          expect(run).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-        })
-      })
-
-      describe('{ filterBubble: { author: all } }', () => {
-        it('removes filterBubble param', async () => {
-          const expected = {}
-          await expect(action()).resolves.toEqual(expected)
-        })
-
-        it('does not make database calls', async () => {
-          await action()
-          expect(run).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-        })
-      })
-    })
-  })
-})
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/index.js b/backend/src/middleware/index.js
index 6bc7be000..75314abc0 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import includedFields from './includedFieldsMiddleware'
 import orderBy from './orderByMiddleware'
 import validation from './validation'
 import notifications from './notifications'
-import filterBubble from './filterBubble/filterBubble'
 
 export default schema => {
   const middlewares = {
@@ -31,13 +30,11 @@ export default schema => {
     user: user,
     includedFields: includedFields,
     orderBy: orderBy,
-    filterBubble: filterBubble,
   }
 
   let order = [
     'permissions',
     'activityPub',
-    'filterBubble',
     'password',
     'dateTime',
     'validation',
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
index 1179c3e20..c402a1233 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
@@ -1,40 +1,3 @@
-enum FilterBubbleAuthorEnum {
-  following
-  all
-}
-
-input FilterBubble {
-  author: FilterBubbleAuthorEnum
-}
-
-type Query {
-  Post(
-    id: ID
-    activityId: String
-    objectId: String
-    title: String
-    slug: String
-    content: String
-    contentExcerpt: String
-    image: String
-    imageUpload: Upload
-    visibility: Visibility
-    deleted: Boolean
-    disabled: Boolean
-    createdAt: String
-    updatedAt: String
-    commentsCount: Int
-    shoutedCount: Int
-    shoutedByCurrentUser: Boolean
-    _id: String
-    first: Int
-    offset: Int
-    orderBy: [_PostOrdering]
-    filter: _PostFilter
-    filterBubble: FilterBubble
-  ): [Post]
-}
-
 type Post {
   id: ID!
   activityId: String
diff --git a/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.spec.js b/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.spec.js
index c312a401b..030ad20da 100644
--- a/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.spec.js
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ localVue.use(Styleguide)
 describe('FilterMenu.vue', () => {
   let wrapper
   let mocks
+  let propsData
 
   const createWrapper = mountMethod => {
     return mountMethod(FilterMenu, {
+      propsData,
       mocks,
       localVue,
     })
@@ -19,35 +21,48 @@ describe('FilterMenu.vue', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     mocks = { $t: () => {} }
+    propsData = {}
   })
 
-  describe('mount', () => {
+  describe('given a user', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      wrapper = createWrapper(mount)
+      propsData = {
+        user: {
+          id: '4711',
+        },
+      }
     })
 
-    it('renders a card', () => {
-      expect(wrapper.is('.ds-card')).toBe(true)
-    })
-
-    describe('click "filter-by-followed-authors-only" button', () => {
-      it('emits filterBubble object', () => {
-        wrapper.find({ name: 'filter-by-followed-authors-only' }).trigger('click')
-        expect(wrapper.emitted('changeFilterBubble')).toBeTruthy()
+    describe('mount', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        wrapper = createWrapper(mount)
       })
 
-      it('toggles filterBubble.author property', () => {
-        wrapper.find({ name: 'filter-by-followed-authors-only' }).trigger('click')
-        expect(wrapper.emitted('changeFilterBubble')[0]).toEqual([{ author: 'following' }])
-        wrapper.find({ name: 'filter-by-followed-authors-only' }).trigger('click')
-        expect(wrapper.emitted('changeFilterBubble')[1]).toEqual([{ author: 'all' }])
+      it('renders a card', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.is('.ds-card')).toBe(true)
       })
 
-      it('makes button primary', () => {
-        wrapper.find({ name: 'filter-by-followed-authors-only' }).trigger('click')
-        expect(
-          wrapper.find({ name: 'filter-by-followed-authors-only' }).classes('ds-button-primary'),
-        ).toBe(true)
+      describe('click "filter-by-followed-authors-only" button', () => {
+        it('emits filterBubble object', () => {
+          wrapper.find({ name: 'filter-by-followed-authors-only' }).trigger('click')
+          expect(wrapper.emitted('changeFilterBubble')).toBeTruthy()
+        })
+
+        it('toggles filterBubble.author property', () => {
+          wrapper.find({ name: 'filter-by-followed-authors-only' }).trigger('click')
+          expect(wrapper.emitted('changeFilterBubble')[0]).toEqual([
+            { author: { followedBy_some: { id: '4711' } } },
+          ])
+          wrapper.find({ name: 'filter-by-followed-authors-only' }).trigger('click')
+          expect(wrapper.emitted('changeFilterBubble')[1]).toEqual([{}])
+        })
+
+        it('makes button primary', () => {
+          wrapper.find({ name: 'filter-by-followed-authors-only' }).trigger('click')
+          expect(
+            wrapper.find({ name: 'filter-by-followed-authors-only' }).classes('ds-button-primary'),
+          ).toBe(true)
+        })
       })
     })
   })
diff --git a/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.vue b/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.vue
index a2195a5fd..70dd3c236 100644
--- a/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
           <ds-button
             name="filter-by-followed-authors-only"
             icon="user-plus"
-            :primary="onlyFollowed"
+            :primary="!!filterAuthorIsFollowedById"
             @click="toggleOnlyFollowed"
           />
         </div>
@@ -22,24 +22,30 @@
 
 <script>
 export default {
+  props: {
+    user: { type: Object, required: true },
+  },
   data() {
-    // We have to fix styleguide here. It uses .includes wich will always be
-    // false for arrays of objects.
     return {
-      filterBubble: {
-        author: 'all',
-      },
+      filter: {},
     }
   },
   computed: {
-    onlyFollowed() {
-      return this.filterBubble.author === 'following'
+    filterAuthorIsFollowedById() {
+      const { author = {} } = this.filter
+      /* eslint-disable camelcase */
+      const { followedBy_some = {} } = author
+      const { id } = followedBy_some
+      /* eslint-enable */
+      return id
     },
   },
   methods: {
     toggleOnlyFollowed() {
-      this.filterBubble.author = this.onlyFollowed ? 'all' : 'following'
-      this.$emit('changeFilterBubble', this.filterBubble)
+      this.filter = this.filterAuthorIsFollowedById
+        ? {}
+        : { author: { followedBy_some: { id: this.user.id } } }
+      this.$emit('changeFilterBubble', this.filter)
     },
   },
 }
diff --git a/webapp/pages/index.vue b/webapp/pages/index.vue
index d8becf206..2b8b1ff44 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/index.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/index.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div>
     <ds-flex :width="{ base: '100%' }" gutter="base">
       <ds-flex-item>
-        <filter-menu @changeFilterBubble="changeFilterBubble" />
+        <filter-menu :user="currentUser" @changeFilterBubble="changeFilterBubble" />
       </ds-flex-item>
       <hc-post-card
         v-for="(post, index) in uniq(Post)"
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import gql from 'graphql-tag'
 import uniqBy from 'lodash/uniqBy'
 import HcPostCard from '~/components/PostCard'
 import HcLoadMore from '~/components/LoadMore.vue'
+import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 
 export default {
   components: {
@@ -45,10 +46,13 @@ export default {
       Post: [],
       page: 1,
       pageSize: 10,
-      filterBubble: { author: 'all' },
+      filter: {},
     }
   },
   computed: {
+    ...mapGetters({
+      currentUser: 'auth/user',
+    }),
     tags() {
       return this.Post ? this.Post[0].tags.map(tag => tag.name) : '-'
     },
@@ -57,8 +61,8 @@ export default {
     },
   },
   methods: {
-    changeFilterBubble(filterBubble) {
-      this.filterBubble = filterBubble
+    changeFilterBubble(filter) {
+      this.filter = filter
       this.$apollo.queries.Post.refresh()
     },
     uniq(items, field = 'id') {
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ export default {
       this.page++
       this.$apollo.queries.Post.fetchMore({
         variables: {
-          filterBubble: this.filterBubble,
+          filter: this.filter,
           first: this.pageSize,
           offset: this.offset,
         },
@@ -102,8 +106,8 @@ export default {
     Post: {
       query() {
         return gql(`
-          query Post($filterBubble: FilterBubble, $first: Int, $offset: Int) {
-            Post(filterBubble: $filterBubble, first: $first, offset: $offset) {
+          query Post($filter: _PostFilter, $first: Int, $offset: Int) {
+            Post(filter: $filter, first: $first, offset: $offset) {
               id
               title
               contentExcerpt
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ export default {
       },
       variables() {
         return {
-          filterBubble: this.filterBubble,
+          filter: this.filter,
           first: this.pageSize,
           offset: 0,
         }