diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index be5fb086d..d746d1ed6 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "activitystrea.ms": "~2.1.3",
     "apollo-cache-inmemory": "~1.6.1",
-    "apollo-client": "~2.6.1",
+    "apollo-client": "~2.6.2",
     "apollo-link-context": "~1.0.14",
     "apollo-link-http": "~1.5.14",
-    "apollo-server": "~2.6.1",
+    "apollo-server": "~2.6.2",
     "bcryptjs": "~2.4.3",
     "cheerio": "~1.0.0-rc.3",
     "cors": "~2.8.5",
     "cross-env": "~5.2.0",
-    "date-fns": "2.0.0-alpha.29",
+    "date-fns": "2.0.0-alpha.31",
     "debug": "~4.1.1",
     "dotenv": "~8.0.0",
     "express": "~4.17.1",
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions": "^7.2.0",
     "@babel/preset-env": "~7.4.5",
     "@babel/register": "~7.4.4",
-    "apollo-server-testing": "~2.6.1",
+    "apollo-server-testing": "~2.6.2",
     "babel-core": "~7.0.0-0",
     "babel-eslint": "~10.0.1",
     "babel-jest": "~24.8.0",
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/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 9c8fdc3c5..28c2b8b55 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -1141,6 +1141,13 @@
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
+"@wry/equality@^0.1.2":
+  version "0.1.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@wry/equality/-/equality-0.1.7.tgz#512234d078341c32cabda66b89b5dddb5741d9b9"
+  integrity sha512-p1rhJ6PQzpsBr9cMJMHvvx3LQEA28HFX7fAQx6khAX+1lufFeBuk+iRCAyHwj3v6JbpGKvHNa66f+9cpU8c7ew==
+  dependencies:
+    tslib "^1.9.3"
+
 abab@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/abab/-/abab-2.0.0.tgz#aba0ab4c5eee2d4c79d3487d85450fb2376ebb0f"
@@ -1281,13 +1288,13 @@ anymatch@^2.0.0:
     micromatch "^3.1.4"
     normalize-path "^2.1.1"
 
-apollo-cache-control@0.7.1:
-  version "0.7.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-cache-control/-/apollo-cache-control-0.7.1.tgz#3d4fba232f561f096f61051e103bf58ee4bf8b54"
-  integrity sha512-3h1TEoMnzex6IIiFb5Ja3owTyLwT5YzK69cRgrSpSscdpYc3ID4KVs0Ht9cbOUmb/L/UKtYVkRC8KeVAYmHEjQ==
+apollo-cache-control@0.7.2:
+  version "0.7.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-cache-control/-/apollo-cache-control-0.7.2.tgz#b8852422d973c582493e85c776abc9c660090162"
+  integrity sha512-7prjFN8H9lRE0npqGG8kM3XICvNCcgQt6eCy8kkcPOIZwM+F8m8ShjEfNF9UWW32i+poOk3G67HegPRyjCc6/Q==
   dependencies:
     apollo-server-env "2.4.0"
-    graphql-extensions "0.7.1"
+    graphql-extensions "0.7.2"
 
 apollo-cache-control@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.1"
@@ -1307,23 +1314,23 @@ apollo-cache-inmemory@~1.6.1:
     ts-invariant "^0.4.0"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
-apollo-cache@1.3.1, apollo-cache@^1.3.1:
-  version "1.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-cache/-/apollo-cache-1.3.1.tgz#c015f93a9a7f32b3eeea0c471addd6e854da754c"
-  integrity sha512-BJ/Mehr3u6XCaHYSmgZ6DM71Fh30OkW6aEr828WjHvs+7i0RUuP51/PM7K6T0jPXtuw7UbArFFPZZsNgXnyyJA==
+apollo-cache@1.3.2, apollo-cache@^1.3.1:
+  version "1.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-cache/-/apollo-cache-1.3.2.tgz#df4dce56240d6c95c613510d7e409f7214e6d26a"
+  integrity sha512-+KA685AV5ETEJfjZuviRTEImGA11uNBp/MJGnaCvkgr+BYRrGLruVKBv6WvyFod27WEB2sp7SsG8cNBKANhGLg==
   dependencies:
-    apollo-utilities "^1.3.1"
+    apollo-utilities "^1.3.2"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
-apollo-client@~2.6.1:
-  version "2.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-client/-/apollo-client-2.6.1.tgz#fcf328618d6ad82b750a988bec113fe6edc8ba94"
-  integrity sha512-Tb6ZthPZUHlGqeoH1WC8Qg/tLnkk9H5+xj4e5nzOAC6dCOW3pVU9tYXscrWdmZ65UDUg1khvTNjrQgPhdf4aTQ==
+apollo-client@~2.6.2:
+  version "2.6.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-client/-/apollo-client-2.6.2.tgz#03b6af651e09b6e413e486ddc87464c85bd6e514"
+  integrity sha512-oks1MaT5x7gHcPeC8vPC1UzzsKaEIC0tye+jg72eMDt5OKc7BobStTeS/o2Ib3e0ii40nKxGBnMdl/Xa/p56Yg==
   dependencies:
     "@types/zen-observable" "^0.8.0"
-    apollo-cache "1.3.1"
+    apollo-cache "1.3.2"
     apollo-link "^1.0.0"
-    apollo-utilities "1.3.1"
+    apollo-utilities "1.3.2"
     symbol-observable "^1.0.2"
     ts-invariant "^0.4.0"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
@@ -1337,24 +1344,24 @@ apollo-datasource@0.5.0:
     apollo-server-caching "0.4.0"
     apollo-server-env "2.4.0"
 
-apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf@0.3.0:
-  version "0.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf/-/apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf-0.3.0.tgz#2c764c054ff9968387cf16115546e0d5b04ee9f1"
-  integrity sha512-PYowpx/E+TJT/8nKpp3JmJuKh3x1SZcxDF6Cquj0soV205TUpFFCZQMi91i5ACiEp2AkYvM/GDBIrw+rfIwzTg==
+apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf@0.3.1:
+  version "0.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf/-/apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf-0.3.1.tgz#a581257fa8e3bb115ce38bf1b22e052d1475ad69"
+  integrity sha512-Ui3nPG6BSZF8BEqxFs6EkX6mj2OnFLMejxEHSOdM82bakyeouCGd7J0fiy8AD6liJoIyc4X7XfH4ZGGMvMh11A==
   dependencies:
     protobufjs "^6.8.6"
 
-apollo-engine-reporting@1.2.1:
-  version "1.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-engine-reporting/-/apollo-engine-reporting-1.2.1.tgz#0b77fad2e9221d62f4a29b8b4fab8f7f47dcc1d6"
-  integrity sha512-DVXZhz/nSZR4lphakjb1guAD0qJ7Wm1PVtZEBjN097cnOor4XSOzQlPfTaYtVuhlxUKUuCx1syiBbOuV8sKqXg==
+apollo-engine-reporting@1.3.0:
+  version "1.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-engine-reporting/-/apollo-engine-reporting-1.3.0.tgz#50151811a0f5e70f4a73e7092a61fec422d8e722"
+  integrity sha512-xP+Z+wdQH4ee7xfuP3WsJcIe30AH68gpp2lQm2+rnW5JfjIqD5YehSoO2Svi2jK3CSv8Y561i3QMW9i34P7hEQ==
   dependencies:
-    apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf "0.3.0"
+    apollo-engine-reporting-protobuf "0.3.1"
     apollo-graphql "^0.3.0"
-    apollo-server-core "2.6.1"
+    apollo-server-core "2.6.2"
     apollo-server-env "2.4.0"
     async-retry "^1.2.1"
-    graphql-extensions "0.7.1"
+    graphql-extensions "0.7.2"
 
 apollo-env@0.5.1:
   version "0.5.1"
@@ -1424,24 +1431,24 @@ apollo-server-caching@0.4.0:
   dependencies:
     lru-cache "^5.0.0"
 
-apollo-server-core@2.6.1:
-  version "2.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-core/-/apollo-server-core-2.6.1.tgz#d0d878b0a4959b6c661fc43300ce45b29996176a"
-  integrity sha512-jO2BtcP7ozSSK5qtw1gGDwO66WSNtzhvpDJD7erkA9byv8Z0jB2QIPNWN6iaj311LaPahM05k+8hMIhFy9oHWg==
+apollo-server-core@2.6.2:
+  version "2.6.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-core/-/apollo-server-core-2.6.2.tgz#a792b50d4df9e26ec03759a31fbcbce38361b218"
+  integrity sha512-AbAnfoQ26NPsNIyBa/BVKBtA/wRsNL/E6eEem1VIhzitfgO25bVXFbEZDLxbgz6wvJ+veyRFpse7Qi1bvRpxOw==
   dependencies:
     "@apollographql/apollo-tools" "^0.3.6"
     "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html" "1.6.20"
     "@types/ws" "^6.0.0"
-    apollo-cache-control "0.7.1"
+    apollo-cache-control "0.7.2"
     apollo-datasource "0.5.0"
-    apollo-engine-reporting "1.2.1"
+    apollo-engine-reporting "1.3.0"
     apollo-server-caching "0.4.0"
     apollo-server-env "2.4.0"
     apollo-server-errors "2.3.0"
-    apollo-server-plugin-base "0.5.1"
-    apollo-tracing "0.7.1"
+    apollo-server-plugin-base "0.5.2"
+    apollo-tracing "0.7.2"
     fast-json-stable-stringify "^2.0.0"
-    graphql-extensions "0.7.1"
+    graphql-extensions "0.7.2"
     graphql-subscriptions "^1.0.0"
     graphql-tag "^2.9.2"
     graphql-tools "^4.0.0"
@@ -1472,10 +1479,10 @@ apollo-server-errors@2.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-errors/-/apollo-server-errors-2.3.0.tgz#700622b66a16dffcad3b017e4796749814edc061"
   integrity sha512-rUvzwMo2ZQgzzPh2kcJyfbRSfVKRMhfIlhY7BzUfM4x6ZT0aijlgsf714Ll3Mbf5Fxii32kD0A/DmKsTecpccw==
 
-apollo-server-express@2.6.1:
-  version "2.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-express/-/apollo-server-express-2.6.1.tgz#1e2649d3fd38c0c0a2c830090fd41e086b259c9f"
-  integrity sha512-TVu68LVp+COMGOXuxc0OFeCUQiPApxy7Isv2Vk85nikZV4t4FXlODB6PrRKf5rfvP31dvGsfE6GHPJTLLbKfyg==
+apollo-server-express@2.6.2:
+  version "2.6.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-express/-/apollo-server-express-2.6.2.tgz#526297c01a7a32fe9215566f9fd7ff92e82f1fa0"
+  integrity sha512-nbL3noJ5KxKGg+hT8UsAA7++oHWq/KNSevfdCluWTfUNqH1vYRTvAnARx/6JM06S9zcPTfOLcqwHnDnY9zYFxA==
   dependencies:
     "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html" "1.6.20"
     "@types/accepts" "^1.3.5"
@@ -1483,7 +1490,7 @@ apollo-server-express@2.6.1:
     "@types/cors" "^2.8.4"
     "@types/express" "4.16.1"
     accepts "^1.3.5"
-    apollo-server-core "2.6.1"
+    apollo-server-core "2.6.2"
     body-parser "^1.18.3"
     cors "^2.8.4"
     graphql-subscriptions "^1.0.0"
@@ -1511,36 +1518,36 @@ apollo-server-module-graphiql@^1.3.4, apollo-server-module-graphiql@^1.4.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-module-graphiql/-/apollo-server-module-graphiql-1.4.0.tgz#c559efa285578820709f1769bb85d3b3eed3d8ec"
   integrity sha512-GmkOcb5he2x5gat+TuiTvabnBf1m4jzdecal3XbXBh/Jg+kx4hcvO3TTDFQ9CuTprtzdcVyA11iqG7iOMOt7vA==
 
-apollo-server-plugin-base@0.5.1:
-  version "0.5.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-plugin-base/-/apollo-server-plugin-base-0.5.1.tgz#b81056666763879bdc98d8d58f3c4c43cbb30da6"
-  integrity sha512-UejnBk6XDqYQ+Ydkbm+gvlOzP+doQA8glVUULs8rCi0/MshsFSsBVl6rtzruELDBVgZhJgGsd4pUexcvNc3aZA==
+apollo-server-plugin-base@0.5.2:
+  version "0.5.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-plugin-base/-/apollo-server-plugin-base-0.5.2.tgz#f97ba983f1e825fec49cba8ff6a23d00e1901819"
+  integrity sha512-j81CpadRLhxikBYHMh91X4aTxfzFnmmebEiIR9rruS6dywWCxV2aLW87l9ocD1MiueNam0ysdwZkX4F3D4csNw==
 
-apollo-server-testing@~2.6.1:
-  version "2.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-testing/-/apollo-server-testing-2.6.1.tgz#447f34980819fa52b120f26c632fab4efc55435b"
-  integrity sha512-Qq0u79uKw3g14bq0nGxtUUiueFOv2ETkAax2mum+3f9Lm85VXELkY6c9bCWDVGjkUtt9Aog5qwSzWELb1KiUug==
+apollo-server-testing@~2.6.2:
+  version "2.6.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server-testing/-/apollo-server-testing-2.6.2.tgz#e0ecddd565fce1c38a346f9fbe6118f543ccf6a6"
+  integrity sha512-I9QLFk4I/z9oOIXfnLc8RPBYAKih6Olrg3RDeRvWhDjLQ8gfALXVhCO+7WuvM35wNZcZVn7aXBeZ8Y3mlgkj8w==
   dependencies:
-    apollo-server-core "2.6.1"
+    apollo-server-core "2.6.2"
 
-apollo-server@~2.6.1:
-  version "2.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server/-/apollo-server-2.6.1.tgz#1b1fc6020b75c0913550da5fa0f2005c62f1bc53"
-  integrity sha512-Ed0zZjluRYPMC3Yr6oXQjcR11izu86nkjiS2MhjJA1mF8IXJfxbPp2hnX4Jf4vXPSkOP2e5ZHw0cdaIcu9GnRw==
+apollo-server@~2.6.2:
+  version "2.6.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-server/-/apollo-server-2.6.2.tgz#33fe894b740588f059a7679346516ffce50377d5"
+  integrity sha512-fMXaAKIb0dX0lzcZ4zlu7ay1L596d9HTNkdn8cKuM7zmTpugZSAL966COguJUDSjUS9CaB1Kh5hl1yRuRqHXSA==
   dependencies:
-    apollo-server-core "2.6.1"
-    apollo-server-express "2.6.1"
+    apollo-server-core "2.6.2"
+    apollo-server-express "2.6.2"
     express "^4.0.0"
     graphql-subscriptions "^1.0.0"
     graphql-tools "^4.0.0"
 
-apollo-tracing@0.7.1:
-  version "0.7.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-tracing/-/apollo-tracing-0.7.1.tgz#6a7356b619f3aa0ca22c623b5d8bb1af5ca1c74c"
-  integrity sha512-1BYQua+jCWFkZZJP0/rSpzY4XbLLbCrRHCYu8sJn0RCH/hs34BMdFXscS9uSglgIpXwUAIafgsU0hAVCrJjbTw==
+apollo-tracing@0.7.2:
+  version "0.7.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-tracing/-/apollo-tracing-0.7.2.tgz#7730159a4670bca465ac1bfa01f9902610a7aba4"
+  integrity sha512-bT4/n8Vy9DweC3+XWJelJD41FBlKMXR0OVxjLMiCe9clb4yTgKhYxRGTyh9KjmhWsng9gG/DphO0ixWsOgdXmA==
   dependencies:
     apollo-server-env "2.4.0"
-    graphql-extensions "0.7.1"
+    graphql-extensions "0.7.2"
 
 apollo-tracing@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.4"
@@ -1559,13 +1566,13 @@ apollo-upload-server@^7.0.0:
     http-errors "^1.7.0"
     object-path "^0.11.4"
 
-apollo-utilities@1.3.1, apollo-utilities@^1.0.1, apollo-utilities@^1.2.1, apollo-utilities@^1.3.1:
-  version "1.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-utilities/-/apollo-utilities-1.3.1.tgz#4c45f9b52783c324e2beef822700bdea374f82d1"
-  integrity sha512-P5cJ75rvhm9hcx9V/xCW0vlHhRd0S2icEcYPoRYNTc5djbynpuO+mQuJ4zMHgjNDpvvDxDfZxXTJ6ZUuJZodiQ==
+apollo-utilities@1.3.2, apollo-utilities@^1.0.1, apollo-utilities@^1.2.1, apollo-utilities@^1.3.1, apollo-utilities@^1.3.2:
+  version "1.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-utilities/-/apollo-utilities-1.3.2.tgz#8cbdcf8b012f664cd6cb5767f6130f5aed9115c9"
+  integrity sha512-JWNHj8XChz7S4OZghV6yc9FNnzEXj285QYp/nLNh943iObycI5GTDO3NGR9Dth12LRrSFMeDOConPfPln+WGfg==
   dependencies:
+    "@wry/equality" "^0.1.2"
     fast-json-stable-stringify "^2.0.0"
-    lodash.isequal "^4.5.0"
     ts-invariant "^0.4.0"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
@@ -2579,10 +2586,10 @@ data-urls@^1.0.0:
     whatwg-mimetype "^2.2.0"
     whatwg-url "^7.0.0"
 
-date-fns@2.0.0-alpha.29:
-  version "2.0.0-alpha.29"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.0.0-alpha.29.tgz#9d4a36e3ebba63d009e957fea8fdfef7921bc6cb"
-  integrity sha512-AIFZ0hG/1fdb7HZHTDyiEJdNiaFyZxXcx/kF8z3I9wxbhkN678KrrLSneKcsb0Xy5KqCA4wCIxmGpdVWSNZnpA==
+date-fns@2.0.0-alpha.31:
+  version "2.0.0-alpha.31"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.0.0-alpha.31.tgz#51bcfdca25dfc9bea334a556ab33dfc0bb00421c"
+  integrity sha512-S19PwMqnbYsqcbCg02Yj9gv4veVNZ0OX7v2+zcd+Mq0RI7LoDKJipJjnMrTZ3Cc6blDuTce5G/pHXcVIGRwJWQ==
 
 debug@2.6.9, debug@^2.1.2, debug@^2.2.0, debug@^2.3.3, debug@^2.6.8, debug@^2.6.9:
   version "2.6.9"
@@ -3704,10 +3711,10 @@ graphql-deduplicator@^2.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql-deduplicator/-/graphql-deduplicator-2.0.2.tgz#d8608161cf6be97725e178df0c41f6a1f9f778f3"
   integrity sha512-0CGmTmQh4UvJfsaTPppJAcHwHln8Ayat7yXXxdnuWT+Mb1dBzkbErabCWzjXyKh/RefqlGTTA7EQOZHofMaKJA==
 
-graphql-extensions@0.7.1:
-  version "0.7.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql-extensions/-/graphql-extensions-0.7.1.tgz#f55b01ac8ddf09a215e21f34caeee3ae66a88f21"
-  integrity sha512-4NkAz/f0j5a1DSPl3V77OcesBmwhHz56Soj0yTImlcDdRv9knyO2e+ehi1TIeKBOyIKS7d3A7zqOW/4ieGxlVA==
+graphql-extensions@0.7.2:
+  version "0.7.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql-extensions/-/graphql-extensions-0.7.2.tgz#8711543f835661eaf24b48d6ac2aad44dbbd5506"
+  integrity sha512-TuVINuAOrEtzQAkAlCZMi9aP5rcZ+pVaqoBI5fD2k5O9fmb8OuXUQOW028MUhC66tg4E7h4YSF1uYUIimbu4SQ==
   dependencies:
     "@apollographql/apollo-tools" "^0.3.6"
 
@@ -5230,11 +5237,6 @@ lodash.isboolean@^3.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isboolean/-/lodash.isboolean-3.0.3.tgz#6c2e171db2a257cd96802fd43b01b20d5f5870f6"
   integrity sha1-bC4XHbKiV82WgC/UOwGyDV9YcPY=
 
-lodash.isequal@^4.5.0:
-  version "4.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isequal/-/lodash.isequal-4.5.0.tgz#415c4478f2bcc30120c22ce10ed3226f7d3e18e0"
-  integrity sha1-QVxEePK8wwEgwizhDtMib30+GOA=
-
 lodash.isinteger@^4.0.4:
   version "4.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isinteger/-/lodash.isinteger-4.0.4.tgz#619c0af3d03f8b04c31f5882840b77b11cd68343"
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/components/Modal/DisableModal.spec.js b/webapp/components/Modal/DisableModal.spec.js
index 87484f6bf..4780657ee 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Modal/DisableModal.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/Modal/DisableModal.spec.js
@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@ describe('DisableModal.vue', () => {
         truncate: a => a,
       },
       $toast: {
-        success: () => {},
-        error: () => {},
+        success: jest.fn(),
+        error: jest.fn(),
       },
       $t: jest.fn(),
       $apollo: {
-        mutate: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(),
+        mutate: jest
+          .fn()
+          .mockResolvedValueOnce({ enable: 'u4711' })
+          .mockRejectedValue({ message: 'Not Authorised!' }),
       },
       location: {
         reload: jest.fn(),
@@ -151,6 +154,10 @@ describe('DisableModal.vue', () => {
           await wrapper.find('button.confirm').trigger('click')
         })
 
+        afterEach(() => {
+          jest.clearAllMocks()
+        })
+
         it('calls mutation', () => {
           expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalled()
         })
@@ -174,6 +181,18 @@ describe('DisableModal.vue', () => {
             expect(wrapper.emitted().close).toBeTruthy()
           })
         })
+
+        describe('handles errors', () => {
+          beforeEach(() => {
+            wrapper = Wrapper()
+            // second submission causes mutation to reject
+            wrapper.find('button.confirm').trigger('click')
+          })
+
+          it('shows an error toaster when mutation rejects', async () => {
+            await expect(mocks.$toast.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Not Authorised!')
+          })
+        })
       })
     })
   })
diff --git a/webapp/components/Modal/DisableModal.vue b/webapp/components/Modal/DisableModal.vue
index 988ecc8af..54c43472f 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Modal/DisableModal.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Modal/DisableModal.vue
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ export default {
         setTimeout(() => {
           this.$emit('close')
         }, 1000)
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          location.reload()
-        }, 250)
       } catch (err) {
         this.$toast.error(err.message)
       }
diff --git a/webapp/components/ReleaseModal/ReleaseModal.spec.js b/webapp/components/ReleaseModal/ReleaseModal.spec.js
index 766d981f8..bb7281ab7 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ReleaseModal/ReleaseModal.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/ReleaseModal/ReleaseModal.spec.js
@@ -23,12 +23,15 @@ describe('ReleaseModal.vue', () => {
         truncate: a => a,
       },
       $toast: {
-        success: () => {},
-        error: () => {},
+        success: jest.fn(),
+        error: jest.fn(),
       },
       $t: jest.fn(),
       $apollo: {
-        mutate: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(),
+        mutate: jest
+          .fn()
+          .mockResolvedValueOnce({ enable: 'u4711' })
+          .mockRejectedValue({ message: 'Not Authorised!' }),
       },
       location: {
         reload: jest.fn(),
@@ -146,6 +149,10 @@ describe('ReleaseModal.vue', () => {
           wrapper.find('button.confirm').trigger('click')
         })
 
+        afterEach(() => {
+          jest.clearAllMocks()
+        })
+
         it('calls mutation', () => {
           expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalled()
         })
@@ -169,6 +176,18 @@ describe('ReleaseModal.vue', () => {
             expect(wrapper.emitted().close).toBeTruthy()
           })
         })
+
+        describe('handles errors', () => {
+          beforeEach(() => {
+            wrapper = Wrapper()
+            // second submission causes mutation to reject
+            wrapper.find('button.confirm').trigger('click')
+          })
+
+          it('shows an error toaster when mutation rejects', async () => {
+            await expect(mocks.$toast.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Not Authorised!')
+          })
+        })
       })
     })
   })
diff --git a/webapp/components/ReleaseModal/ReleaseModal.vue b/webapp/components/ReleaseModal/ReleaseModal.vue
index f414d4328..79abe7765 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ReleaseModal/ReleaseModal.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/ReleaseModal/ReleaseModal.vue
@@ -57,17 +57,9 @@ export default {
         })
         this.$toast.success(this.$t('release.success'))
         this.isOpen = false
-        /*
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          location.reload()
-        }, 1500)
-        */
         setTimeout(() => {
           this.$emit('close')
         }, 1000)
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          location.reload()
-        }, 250)
       } catch (err) {
         this.$toast.error(err.message)
       }
diff --git a/webapp/package.json b/webapp/package.json
index e145f6991..01b0ab478 100644
--- a/webapp/package.json
+++ b/webapp/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "buefy": "^0.7.7",
     "cookie-universal-nuxt": "~2.0.14",
     "cross-env": "~5.2.0",
-    "date-fns": "2.0.0-alpha.29",
+    "date-fns": "2.0.0-alpha.31",
     "express": "~4.17.1",
     "graphql": "~14.3.1",
     "jsonwebtoken": "~8.5.1",
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     "jest": "~24.8.0",
     "node-sass": "~4.12.0",
     "nodemon": "~1.19.1",
-    "prettier": "~1.17.1",
+    "prettier": "~1.18.0",
     "sass-loader": "~7.1.0",
     "tippy.js": "^4.3.3",
     "vue-jest": "~3.0.4",
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,
         }
diff --git a/webapp/yarn.lock b/webapp/yarn.lock
index 6708acfa8..b0005b4a0 100644
--- a/webapp/yarn.lock
+++ b/webapp/yarn.lock
@@ -3759,10 +3759,10 @@ data-urls@^1.0.0:
     whatwg-mimetype "^2.2.0"
     whatwg-url "^7.0.0"
 
-date-fns@2.0.0-alpha.29:
-  version "2.0.0-alpha.29"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.0.0-alpha.29.tgz#9d4a36e3ebba63d009e957fea8fdfef7921bc6cb"
-  integrity sha512-AIFZ0hG/1fdb7HZHTDyiEJdNiaFyZxXcx/kF8z3I9wxbhkN678KrrLSneKcsb0Xy5KqCA4wCIxmGpdVWSNZnpA==
+date-fns@2.0.0-alpha.31:
+  version "2.0.0-alpha.31"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.0.0-alpha.31.tgz#51bcfdca25dfc9bea334a556ab33dfc0bb00421c"
+  integrity sha512-S19PwMqnbYsqcbCg02Yj9gv4veVNZ0OX7v2+zcd+Mq0RI7LoDKJipJjnMrTZ3Cc6blDuTce5G/pHXcVIGRwJWQ==
 
 date-now@^0.1.4:
   version "0.1.4"
@@ -8869,15 +8869,10 @@ prettier@1.16.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prettier/-/prettier-1.16.3.tgz#8c62168453badef702f34b45b6ee899574a6a65d"
   integrity sha512-kn/GU6SMRYPxUakNXhpP0EedT/KmaPzr0H5lIsDogrykbaxOpOfAFfk5XA7DZrJyMAv1wlMV3CPcZruGXVVUZw==
 
-prettier@^1.15.2:
-  version "1.17.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prettier/-/prettier-1.17.0.tgz#53b303676eed22cc14a9f0cec09b477b3026c008"
-  integrity sha512-sXe5lSt2WQlCbydGETgfm1YBShgOX4HxQkFPvbxkcwgDvGDeqVau8h+12+lmSVlP3rHPz0oavfddSZg/q+Szjw==
-
-prettier@~1.17.1:
-  version "1.17.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prettier/-/prettier-1.17.1.tgz#ed64b4e93e370cb8a25b9ef7fef3e4fd1c0995db"
-  integrity sha512-TzGRNvuUSmPgwivDqkZ9tM/qTGW9hqDKWOE9YHiyQdixlKbv7kvEqsmDPrcHJTKwthU774TQwZXVtaQ/mMsvjg==
+prettier@^1.15.2, prettier@~1.18.0:
+  version "1.18.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prettier/-/prettier-1.18.0.tgz#d1701ca9b2941864b52f3262b35946d2c9cd88f0"
+  integrity sha512-YsdAD29M0+WY2xXZk3i0PA16olY9qZss+AuODxglXcJ+2ZBwFv+6k5tE8GS8/HKAthaajlS/WqhdgcjumOrPlg==
 
 pretty-bytes@^5.2.0:
   version "5.2.0"