diff --git a/.env.EXAMPLE b/.env.EXAMPLE
index 3c8bec1..f833e39 100644
--- a/.env.EXAMPLE
+++ b/.env.EXAMPLE
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ YOUTUBE_DISABLE = false
 MASTODON_INSTANCE = 'metalhead.club'
 BASE_URL = 'https://moshingmammut.phlaym.net'
 VERBOSE = false
+IGNORE_USERS = @moshhead@metalhead.club
 
 PUBLIC_REFRESH_INTERVAL = 10000
 PUBLIC_MASTODON_INSTANCE_DISPLAY_NAME = 'Metalhead.club'
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diff --git a/src/lib/server/db.ts b/src/lib/server/db.ts
index b6271c3..dc31867 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/db.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 import { env } from '$env/dynamic/private';
+import { IGNORE_USERS } from '$env/static/private';
 import type { Account, Post, Tag } from '$lib/mastodon/response';
 import { isTruthy } from '$lib/truthyString';
 import sqlite3 from 'sqlite3';
 const { DEV } = import.meta.env;
 
 const db: sqlite3.Database = new sqlite3.Database('moshingmammut.db');
+const ignoredUsers: string[] =
+  IGNORE_USERS === undefined
+    ? []
+    : IGNORE_USERS.split(',').map((u) => (u.startsWith('@') ? u.substring(1) : u));
 
 if (DEV && isTruthy(env.VERBOSE)) {
   sqlite3.verbose();
@@ -194,7 +199,7 @@ export async function savePost(post: Post): Promise<undefined> {
 
 export async function getPosts(since: string | null, before: string | null, limit: number) {
   const promise = await new Promise<Post[]>((resolve, reject) => {
-    let filter_query;
+    let filter_query = '';
     const params: any = { $limit: limit };
     if (since === null && before === null) {
       filter_query = '';
@@ -206,14 +211,25 @@ export async function getPosts(since: string | null, before: string | null, limi
       filter_query = 'WHERE posts.created_at < $before';
       params.$before = before;
     }
+
+    ignoredUsers.forEach((ignoredUser, index) => {
+      const userParam = `$user_${index}`;
+      const acctParam = userParam + 'a';
+      const usernameParam = userParam + 'u';
+      const prefix = filter_query === '' ? ' WHERE' : ' AND';
+      filter_query += `${prefix} acct != ${acctParam} AND username != ${usernameParam} `;
+      params[acctParam] = ignoredUser;
+      params[usernameParam] = ignoredUser;
+    });
+
     const sql = `SELECT posts.id, posts.content, posts.created_at, posts.url,
-    accounts.id AS account_id, accounts.acct, accounts.username, accounts.display_name,
-    accounts.url AS account_url, accounts.avatar
-    FROM posts
-    JOIN accounts ON posts.account_id = accounts.id
-    ${filter_query}
-    ORDER BY created_at DESC
-    LIMIT $limit`;
+      accounts.id AS account_id, accounts.acct, accounts.username, accounts.display_name,
+      accounts.url AS account_url, accounts.avatar
+      FROM posts
+      JOIN accounts ON posts.account_id = accounts.id
+      ${filter_query}
+      ORDER BY created_at DESC
+      LIMIT $limit`;
     db.all(sql, params, (err, rows: any[]) => {
       if (err != null) {
         console.error('Error loading posts', err);