diff --git a/classes/database/note.ts b/classes/database/note.ts
index 1fc973af..a11cb1a5 100644
--- a/classes/database/note.ts
+++ b/classes/database/note.ts
@@ -500,9 +500,14 @@ export class Note extends BaseInterface<typeof Notes, NoteTypeWithRelations> {
         );
 
         const emojis = await Promise.all(
-            extensions?.["pub.versia:custom_emojis"]?.emojis.map((emoji) =>
-                Emoji.fetchFromRemote(emoji, instance),
-            ) ?? [],
+            extensions?.["pub.versia:custom_emojis"]?.emojis
+                .filter(
+                    (e) =>
+                        !config.validation.filters.emoji_shortcode.some(
+                            (filter) => filter.test(e.name),
+                        ),
+                )
+                .map((emoji) => Emoji.fetchFromRemote(emoji, instance)) ?? [],
         );
 
         const mentions = (
diff --git a/classes/inbox/processor.ts b/classes/inbox/processor.ts
index 64bb31f4..ecdab5d3 100644
--- a/classes/inbox/processor.ts
+++ b/classes/inbox/processor.ts
@@ -181,9 +181,7 @@ export class InboxProcessor {
 
         try {
             await new EntitySorter(this.body)
-                .on(VersiaEntities.Note, async (n) => {
-                    await Note.fromVersia(n);
-                })
+                .on(VersiaEntities.Note, (n) => InboxProcessor.processNote(n))
                 .on(VersiaEntities.Follow, (f) =>
                     InboxProcessor.processFollowRequest(f),
                 )
@@ -199,9 +197,7 @@ export class InboxProcessor {
                 .on(VersiaEntities.Delete, (d) =>
                     InboxProcessor.processDelete(d),
                 )
-                .on(VersiaEntities.User, async (u) => {
-                    await User.fromVersia(u);
-                })
+                .on(VersiaEntities.User, (u) => InboxProcessor.processUser(u))
                 .on(VersiaEntities.Share, async (s) =>
                     InboxProcessor.processShare(s),
                 )
@@ -213,6 +209,66 @@ export class InboxProcessor {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Handles Note entity processing
+     *
+     * @param {VersiaNote} note - The Note entity to process.
+     * @returns {Promise<void>}
+     */
+    private static async processNote(note: VersiaEntities.Note): Promise<void> {
+        // If note has a blocked word
+        if (
+            Object.values(note.content?.data ?? {})
+                .flatMap((c) => c.content)
+                .some((content) =>
+                    config.validation.filters.note_content.some((filter) =>
+                        filter.test(content),
+                    ),
+                )
+        ) {
+            // Drop silently
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await Note.fromVersia(note);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handles User entity processing.
+     *
+     * @param {VersiaUser} user - The User entity to process.
+     * @returns {Promise<void>}
+     */
+    private static async processUser(user: VersiaEntities.User): Promise<void> {
+        if (
+            config.validation.filters.username.some((filter) =>
+                filter.test(user.data.username),
+            ) ||
+            (user.data.display_name &&
+                config.validation.filters.displayname.some((filter) =>
+                    filter.test(user.data.display_name ?? ""),
+                ))
+        ) {
+            // Drop silently
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (
+            Object.values(user.bio?.data ?? {})
+                .flatMap((c) => c.content)
+                .some((content) =>
+                    config.validation.filters.bio.some((filter) =>
+                        filter.test(content),
+                    ),
+                )
+        ) {
+            // Drop silently
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await User.fromVersia(user);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handles Follow entity processing.
      *