Merge branch 'object-normalize-refactor' into 'develop'

Object: Rework how Object.normalize works

See merge request pleroma/pleroma!3229

77 files changed, 269 insertions, 246 deletions

diff --git a/lib/pleroma/activity.ex b/lib/pleroma/activity.ex
index 9d970a808..62fa9cca3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/activity.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/activity.ex
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Activity do
   defp get_in_reply_to_activity_from_object(_), do: nil
 
   def get_in_reply_to_activity(%Activity{} = activity) do
-    get_in_reply_to_activity_from_object(Object.normalize(activity))
+    get_in_reply_to_activity_from_object(Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false))
   end
 
   def normalize(obj) when is_map(obj), do: get_by_ap_id_with_object(obj["id"])
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/activity/ir/topics.ex b/lib/pleroma/activity/ir/topics.ex
index fe2e8cb5c..6a26d7fdd 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/activity/ir/topics.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/activity/ir/topics.ex
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Activity.Ir.Topics do
 
   def get_activity_topics(activity) do
     activity
-    |> Object.normalize()
+    |> Object.normalize(fetch: false)
     |> generate_topics(activity)
     |> List.flatten()
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/conversation.ex b/lib/pleroma/conversation.ex
index 77933f0be..e15259091 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/conversation.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/conversation.ex
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.Conversation do
   alias Pleroma.Conversation.Participation
   alias Pleroma.Conversation.Participation.RecipientShip
+  alias Pleroma.Object
   alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.User
   use Ecto.Schema
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Conversation do
   def create_or_bump_for(activity, opts \\ []) do
     with true <- Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Visibility.is_direct?(activity),
          "Create" <- activity.data["type"],
-         object <- Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity),
+         %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false),
          true <- object.data["type"] in ["Note", "Question"],
          ap_id when is_binary(ap_id) and byte_size(ap_id) > 0 <- object.data["context"] do
       {:ok, conversation} = create_for_ap_id(ap_id)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/emails/user_email.ex b/lib/pleroma/emails/user_email.ex
index d3625dbf2..2b51d5b05 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/emails/user_email.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/emails/user_email.ex
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Emails.UserEmail do
       notifications
       |> Enum.filter(&(&1.activity.data["type"] == "Create"))
       |> Enum.map(fn notification ->
-        object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(notification.activity)
+        object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(notification.activity, fetch: false)
 
         if not is_nil(object) do
           object = update_in(object.data["content"], &format_links/1)
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Emails.UserEmail do
         if not is_nil(from) do
           %{
             data: notification,
-            object: Pleroma.Object.normalize(notification.activity),
+            object: Pleroma.Object.normalize(notification.activity, fetch: false),
             from: User.get_by_ap_id(notification.activity.actor)
           }
         end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/gopher/server.ex b/lib/pleroma/gopher/server.ex
index e9f54c4c0..8ac8d18c1 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/gopher/server.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/gopher/server.ex
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Gopher.Server.ProtocolHandler do
     |> Enum.map(fn activity ->
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(activity.data["actor"])
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
       like_count = object.data["like_count"] || 0
       announcement_count = object.data["announcement_count"] || 0
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/html.ex b/lib/pleroma/html.ex
index c848c782c..c5ece7350 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/html.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/html.ex
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTML do
     key = "#{key}#{generate_scrubber_signature(scrubbers)}|#{activity.id}"
 
     @cachex.fetch!(:scrubber_cache, key, fn _key ->
-      object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
       ensure_scrubbed_html(content, scrubbers, object.data["fake"] || false, callback)
     end)
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/notification.ex b/lib/pleroma/notification.ex
index dd7a1c824..4efea9f7d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/notification.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/notification.ex
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Notification do
   def create_notifications(activity, options \\ [])
 
   def create_notifications(%Activity{data: %{"to" => _, "type" => "Create"}} = activity, options) do
-    object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     if object && object.data["type"] == "Answer" do
       {:ok, []}
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Notification do
   def skip?(:filtered, %{data: %{"type" => type}}, _) when type in ["Follow", "Move"], do: false
 
   def skip?(:filtered, activity, user) do
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     cond do
       is_nil(object) ->
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object.ex b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
index b4a994da9..4fb4ec364 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
@@ -108,39 +108,42 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object do
     Logger.debug("Backtrace: #{inspect(Process.info(:erlang.self(), :current_stacktrace))}")
   end
 
-  def normalize(_, fetch_remote \\ true, options \\ [])
+  def normalize(_, options \\ [fetch: false])
 
   # If we pass an Activity to Object.normalize(), we can try to use the preloaded object.
   # Use this whenever possible, especially when walking graphs in an O(N) loop!
-  def normalize(%Object{} = object, _, _), do: object
-  def normalize(%Activity{object: %Object{} = object}, _, _), do: object
+  def normalize(%Object{} = object, _), do: object
+  def normalize(%Activity{object: %Object{} = object}, _), do: object
 
   # A hack for fake activities
-  def normalize(%Activity{data: %{"object" => %{"fake" => true} = data}}, _, _) do
+  def normalize(%Activity{data: %{"object" => %{"fake" => true} = data}}, _) do
     %Object{id: "pleroma:fake_object_id", data: data}
   end
 
   # No preloaded object
-  def normalize(%Activity{data: %{"object" => %{"id" => ap_id}}}, fetch_remote, _) do
+  def normalize(%Activity{data: %{"object" => %{"id" => ap_id}}}, options) do
     warn_on_no_object_preloaded(ap_id)
-    normalize(ap_id, fetch_remote)
+    normalize(ap_id, options)
   end
 
   # No preloaded object
-  def normalize(%Activity{data: %{"object" => ap_id}}, fetch_remote, _) do
+  def normalize(%Activity{data: %{"object" => ap_id}}, options) do
     warn_on_no_object_preloaded(ap_id)
-    normalize(ap_id, fetch_remote)
+    normalize(ap_id, options)
   end
 
   # Old way, try fetching the object through cache.
-  def normalize(%{"id" => ap_id}, fetch_remote, _), do: normalize(ap_id, fetch_remote)
-  def normalize(ap_id, false, _) when is_binary(ap_id), do: get_cached_by_ap_id(ap_id)
+  def normalize(%{"id" => ap_id}, options), do: normalize(ap_id, options)
 
-  def normalize(ap_id, true, options) when is_binary(ap_id) do
-    Fetcher.fetch_object_from_id!(ap_id, options)
+  def normalize(ap_id, options) when is_binary(ap_id) do
+    if Keyword.get(options, :fetch) do
+      Fetcher.fetch_object_from_id!(ap_id, options)
+    else
+      get_cached_by_ap_id(ap_id)
+    end
   end
 
-  def normalize(_, _, _), do: nil
+  def normalize(_, _), do: nil
 
   # Owned objects can only be accessed by their owner
   def authorize_access(%Object{data: %{"actor" => actor}}, %User{ap_id: ap_id}) do
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object do
   end
 
   def increase_vote_count(ap_id, name, actor) do
-    with %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(ap_id),
+    with %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(ap_id, fetch: false),
          "Question" <- object.data["type"] do
       key = if poll_is_multiple?(object), do: "anyOf", else: "oneOf"
 
@@ -326,7 +329,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object do
   end
 
   def replies(object, opts \\ []) do
-    object = Object.normalize(object)
+    object = Object.normalize(object, fetch: false)
 
     query =
       Object
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
index 20d8f687d..18c383881 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.Fetcher do
     with {_, nil} <- {:fetch_object, Object.get_cached_by_ap_id(id)},
          {_, true} <- {:allowed_depth, Federator.allowed_thread_distance?(options[:depth])},
          {_, {:ok, data}} <- {:fetch, fetch_and_contain_remote_object_from_id(id)},
-         {_, nil} <- {:normalize, Object.normalize(data, false)},
+         {_, nil} <- {:normalize, Object.normalize(data, fetch: false)},
          params <- prepare_activity_params(data),
          {_, :ok} <- {:containment, Containment.contain_origin(id, params)},
          {_, {:ok, activity}} <-
            {:transmogrifier, Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(params, options)},
          {_, _data, %Object{} = object} <-
-           {:object, data, Object.normalize(activity, false)} do
+           {:object, data, Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)} do
       {:ok, object}
     else
       {:allowed_depth, false} ->
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller.ex
index 7e5647f8f..8d9b69cc7 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller.ex
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubController do
   end
 
   defp maybe_set_tracking_data(conn, %Activity{data: %{"type" => "Create"}} = activity) do
-    object_id = Object.normalize(activity).id
+    object_id = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).id
     assign(conn, :tracking_fun_data, object_id)
   end
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubController do
   end
 
   defp handle_user_activity(%User{} = user, %{"type" => "Delete"} = params) do
-    with %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(params["object"]),
+    with %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(params["object"], fetch: false),
          true <- user.is_moderator || user.ap_id == object.data["actor"],
          {:ok, delete_data, _} <- Builder.delete(user, object.data["id"]),
          {:ok, delete, _} <- Pipeline.common_pipeline(delete_data, local: true) do
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubController do
   end
 
   defp handle_user_activity(%User{} = user, %{"type" => "Like"} = params) do
-    with %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(params["object"]),
+    with %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(params["object"], fetch: false),
          {_, {:ok, like_object, meta}} <- {:build_object, Builder.like(user, object)},
          {_, {:ok, %Activity{} = activity, _meta}} <-
            {:common_pipeline,
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex
index e99f6fd83..74ddc2506 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/builder.ex
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder do
 
   @spec delete(User.t(), String.t()) :: {:ok, map(), keyword()}
   def delete(actor, object_id) do
-    object = Object.normalize(object_id, false)
+    object = Object.normalize(object_id, fetch: false)
 
     user = !object && User.get_cached_by_ap_id(object_id)
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/ensure_re_prepended.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/ensure_re_prepended.ex
index 3bf70b894..c8c40c702 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/ensure_re_prepended.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/ensure_re_prepended.ex
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.EnsureRePrepended do
       when is_map(child_object) do
     child =
       child_object["inReplyTo"]
-      |> Object.normalize(child_object["inReplyTo"])
+      |> Object.normalize(fetch: false)
       |> filter_by_summary(child_object)
 
     object = Map.put(object, "object", child)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validator.ex
index ce8e7341b..244753c02 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validator.ex
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidator do
 
   def fetch_actor_and_object(object) do
     fetch_actor(object)
-    Object.normalize(object["object"], true)
+    Object.normalize(object["object"], fetch: true)
     :ok
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
index 5ab3562bf..dca28e5bd 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Publisher do
 
     fetchers =
       with %Activity{data: %{"type" => "Delete"}} <- activity,
-           %Object{id: object_id} <- Object.normalize(activity),
+           %Object{id: object_id} <- Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false),
            fetchers <- User.get_delivered_users_by_object_id(object_id),
            _ <- Delivery.delete_all_by_object_id(object_id) do
         fetchers
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
index e37caf6a0..76287f274 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects do
   @impl true
   def handle(%{data: %{"type" => "Delete", "object" => deleted_object}} = object, meta) do
     deleted_object =
-      Object.normalize(deleted_object, false) ||
+      Object.normalize(deleted_object, fetch: false) ||
         User.get_cached_by_ap_id(deleted_object)
 
     result =
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index 5499f8a08..99cdf91ab 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -653,7 +653,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
 
   @spec get_obj_helper(String.t(), Keyword.t()) :: {:ok, Object.t()} | nil
   def get_obj_helper(id, options \\ []) do
-    case Object.normalize(id, true, options) do
+    options = Keyword.put(options, :fetch, true)
+
+    case Object.normalize(id, options) do
       %Object{} = object -> {:ok, object}
       _ -> nil
     end
@@ -672,7 +674,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
              "actor" => attributed_to,
              "object" => data
            }) do
-      {:ok, Object.normalize(activity)}
+      {:ok, Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)}
     else
       _ -> get_obj_helper(object_id)
     end
@@ -763,7 +765,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
       when activity_type in ["Create", "Listen"] do
     object =
       object_id
-      |> Object.normalize()
+      |> Object.normalize(fetch: false)
       |> Map.get(:data)
       |> prepare_object
 
@@ -779,7 +781,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
   def prepare_outgoing(%{"type" => "Announce", "actor" => ap_id, "object" => object_id} = data) do
     object =
       object_id
-      |> Object.normalize()
+      |> Object.normalize(fetch: false)
 
     data =
       if Visibility.is_private?(object) && object.data["actor"] == ap_id do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/object_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/object_view.ex
index e555e9999..44bc5621b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/object_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/object_view.ex
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectView do
   def render("object.json", %{object: %Activity{data: %{"type" => activity_type}} = activity})
       when activity_type in ["Create", "Listen"] do
     base = Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils.make_json_ld_header()
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     additional =
       Transmogrifier.prepare_object(activity.data)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectView do
 
   def render("object.json", %{object: %Activity{} = activity}) do
     base = Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils.make_json_ld_header()
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     additional =
       Transmogrifier.prepare_object(activity.data)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
index e59254791..87343df75 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
     with {_, %Activity{data: %{"object" => _, "type" => "Create"}} = activity} <-
            {:find_activity, Activity.get_by_id(activity_id)},
          {_, %Object{} = object, _} <-
-           {:find_object, Object.normalize(activity, false), activity},
+           {:find_object, Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false), activity},
          true <- User.superuser?(user) || user.ap_id == object.data["actor"],
          {:ok, delete_data, _} <- Builder.delete(user, object.data["id"]),
          {:ok, delete, _} <- Pipeline.common_pipeline(delete_data, local: true) do
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
 
   def repeat(id, user, params \\ %{}) do
     with %Activity{data: %{"type" => "Create"}} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id(id),
-         object = %Object{} <- Object.normalize(activity, false),
+         object = %Object{} <- Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false),
          {_, nil} <- {:existing_announce, Utils.get_existing_announce(user.ap_id, object)},
          public = public_announce?(object, params),
          {:ok, announce, _} <- Builder.announce(user, object, public: public),
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
   def unrepeat(id, user) do
     with {_, %Activity{data: %{"type" => "Create"}} = activity} <-
            {:find_activity, Activity.get_by_id(id)},
-         %Object{} = note <- Object.normalize(activity, false),
+         %Object{} = note <- Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false),
          %Activity{} = announce <- Utils.get_existing_announce(user.ap_id, note),
          {:ok, undo, _} <- Builder.undo(user, announce),
          {:ok, activity, _} <- Pipeline.common_pipeline(undo, local: true) do
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
   def unfavorite(id, user) do
     with {_, %Activity{data: %{"type" => "Create"}} = activity} <-
            {:find_activity, Activity.get_by_id(id)},
-         %Object{} = note <- Object.normalize(activity, false),
+         %Object{} = note <- Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false),
          %Activity{} = like <- Utils.get_existing_like(user.ap_id, note),
          {:ok, undo, _} <- Builder.undo(user, like),
          {:ok, activity, _} <- Pipeline.common_pipeline(undo, local: true) do
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
 
   def react_with_emoji(id, user, emoji) do
     with %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id(id),
-         object <- Object.normalize(activity),
+         object <- Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false),
          {:ok, emoji_react, _} <- Builder.emoji_react(user, object, emoji),
          {:ok, activity, _} <- Pipeline.common_pipeline(emoji_react, local: true) do
       {:ok, activity}
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
   def get_replied_to_visibility(nil), do: nil
 
   def get_replied_to_visibility(activity) do
-    with %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(activity) do
+    with %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false) do
       Visibility.get_visibility(object)
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
index 1c74ea787..ddbdb3376 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.Utils do
   defp add_in_reply_to(object, nil), do: object
 
   defp add_in_reply_to(object, in_reply_to) do
-    with %Object{} = in_reply_to_object <- Object.normalize(in_reply_to) do
+    with %Object{} = in_reply_to_object <- Object.normalize(in_reply_to, fetch: false) do
       Map.put(object, "inReplyTo", in_reply_to_object.data["id"])
     else
       _ -> object
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.Utils do
         %Activity{data: %{"to" => _to, "type" => type} = data} = activity
       )
       when type == "Create" do
-    object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     object_data =
       cond do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/embed_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/embed_controller.ex
index f6b8a5ee1..f8623d4d6 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/embed_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/embed_controller.ex
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.EmbedController do
   end
 
   defp get_counts(%Activity{} = activity) do
-    %Object{data: data} = Object.normalize(activity)
+    %Object{data: data} = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     %{
       likes: Map.get(data, "like_count", 0),
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/feed/feed_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/feed/feed_view.ex
index 30e0a2a55..bc0114e26 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/feed/feed_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/feed/feed_view.ex
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Feed.FeedView do
   def pub_date(%DateTime{} = date), do: Timex.format!(date, "{RFC822}")
 
   def prepare_activity(activity, opts \\ []) do
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     actor =
       if opts[:actor] do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
index 9e3a584f0..acca9d3b2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller.ex
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusController do
     with true <- Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :show_reactions]),
          %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id_with_object(id),
          {:visible, true} <- {:visible, Visibility.visible_for_user?(activity, user)},
-         %Object{data: %{"likes" => likes}} <- Object.normalize(activity) do
+         %Object{data: %{"likes" => likes}} <- Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false) do
       users =
         User
         |> Ecto.Query.where([u], u.ap_id in ^likes)
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusController do
     with %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id_with_object(id),
          {:visible, true} <- {:visible, Visibility.visible_for_user?(activity, user)},
          %Object{data: %{"announcements" => announces, "id" => ap_id}} <-
-           Object.normalize(activity) do
+           Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false) do
       announces =
         "Announce"
         |> Activity.Queries.by_type()
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/notification_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/notification_view.ex
index 5b06a6b51..9ec0f311d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/notification_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/notification_view.ex
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.NotificationView do
   end
 
   defp put_chat_message(response, activity, reading_user, opts) do
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
     author = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(object.data["actor"])
     chat = Pleroma.Chat.get(reading_user.id, author.ap_id)
     cm_ref = MessageReference.for_chat_and_object(chat, object)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
index 2301e21cf..b8a35cd38 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView do
     activities
     |> Enum.map(fn
       %{data: %{"type" => "Create"}} = activity ->
-        object = Object.normalize(activity)
+        object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
         object && object.data["inReplyTo"] != "" && object.data["inReplyTo"]
 
       _ ->
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView do
     |> Activity.create_by_object_ap_id_with_object()
     |> Repo.all()
     |> Enum.reduce(%{}, fn activity, acc ->
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
       if object, do: Map.put(acc, object.data["id"], activity), else: acc
     end)
   end
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView do
   defp get_context_id(_), do: nil
 
   defp reblogged?(activity, user) do
-    object = Object.normalize(activity) || %{}
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false) || %{}
     present?(user && user.ap_id in (object.data["announcements"] || []))
   end
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView do
     parent_activities =
       activities
       |> Enum.filter(&(&1.data["type"] == "Announce" && &1.data["object"]))
-      |> Enum.map(&Object.normalize(&1).data["id"])
+      |> Enum.map(&Object.normalize(&1, fetch: false).data["id"])
       |> Activity.create_by_object_ap_id()
       |> Activity.with_preloaded_object(:left)
       |> Activity.with_preloaded_bookmark(reading_user)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView do
       ) do
     user = CommonAPI.get_user(activity.data["actor"])
     created_at = Utils.to_masto_date(activity.data["published"])
-    activity_object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    activity_object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     reblogged_parent_activity =
       if opts[:parent_activities] do
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView do
   end
 
   def render("show.json", %{activity: %{data: %{"object" => _object}} = activity} = opts) do
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     user = CommonAPI.get_user(activity.data["actor"])
     user_follower_address = user.follower_address
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView do
   end
 
   def get_reply_to(activity, %{replied_to_activities: replied_to_activities}) do
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     with nil <- replied_to_activities[object.data["inReplyTo"]] do
       # If user didn't participate in the thread
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView do
   end
 
   def get_reply_to(%{data: %{"object" => _object}} = activity, _) do
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     if object.data["inReplyTo"] && object.data["inReplyTo"] != "" do
       Activity.get_create_by_object_ap_id(object.data["inReplyTo"])
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller.ex
index 668ae0ea4..ea182d698 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller.ex
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.OStatusController do
       cond do
         format in ["json", "activity+json"] ->
           if activity.local do
-            %{data: %{"id" => redirect_url}} = Object.normalize(activity)
+            %{data: %{"id" => redirect_url}} = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
             redirect(conn, external: redirect_url)
           else
             {:error, :not_found}
           end
 
         activity.data["type"] == "Create" ->
-          %Object{} = object = Object.normalize(activity)
+          %Object{} = object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
           RedirectController.redirector_with_meta(
             conn,
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.OStatusController do
     with %Activity{data: %{"type" => "Create"}} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id_with_object(id),
          true <- Visibility.is_public?(activity),
          {_, true} <- {:visible?, Visibility.visible_for_user?(activity, _reading_user = nil)},
-         %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(activity),
+         %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false),
          %{data: %{"attachment" => [%{"url" => [url | _]} | _]}} <- object,
          true <- String.starts_with?(url["mediaType"], ["audio", "video"]) do
       conn
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller.ex
index bfc0a1f19..1825e2168 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller.ex
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatController do
              media_id: params[:media_id],
              idempotency_key: idempotency_key(conn)
            ),
-         message <- Object.normalize(activity, false),
+         message <- Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false),
          cm_ref <- MessageReference.for_chat_and_object(chat, message) do
       conn
       |> put_view(MessageReferenceView)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/emoji_reaction_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/emoji_reaction_controller.ex
index dd9c746dc..dee04f045 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/emoji_reaction_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/emoji_reaction_controller.ex
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.EmojiReactionController do
     with true <- Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :show_reactions]),
          %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_by_id_with_object(activity_id),
          %Object{data: %{"reactions" => reactions}} when is_list(reactions) <-
-           Object.normalize(activity) do
+           Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false) do
       reactions =
         reactions
         |> filter(params)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/views/scrobble_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/views/scrobble_view.ex
index 95bd4c368..98b95c721 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/views/scrobble_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/views/scrobble_view.ex
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ScrobbleView do
   alias Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountView
 
   def render("show.json", %{activity: %Activity{data: %{"type" => "Listen"}} = activity} = opts) do
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     user = CommonAPI.get_user(activity.data["actor"])
     created_at = Utils.to_masto_date(activity.data["published"])
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/push/impl.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/push/impl.ex
index 82152dffa..a9c46f63a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/push/impl.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/push/impl.ex
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.Impl do
     mastodon_type = notification.type
     gcm_api_key = Application.get_env(:web_push_encryption, :gcm_api_key)
     avatar_url = User.avatar_url(actor)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
     user = User.get_cached_by_id(user_id)
     direct_conversation_id = Activity.direct_conversation_id(activity, user)
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/helpers.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/helpers.ex
index 442bf9995..566fc8c8a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/helpers.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/helpers.ex
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Helpers do
 
   def fetch_data_for_activity(%Activity{data: %{"type" => "Create"}} = activity) do
     with true <- Config.get([:rich_media, :enabled]),
-         %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(activity) do
+         %Object{} = object <- Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false) do
       fetch_data_for_object(object)
     else
       _ -> %{}
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/static_fe/static_fe_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/static_fe/static_fe_controller.ex
index bdec0897a..404cb0473 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/static_fe/static_fe_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/static_fe/static_fe_controller.ex
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.StaticFE.StaticFEController do
   end
 
   defp get_counts(%Activity{} = activity) do
-    %Object{data: data} = Object.normalize(activity)
+    %Object{data: data} = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     %{
       likes: data["like_count"] || 0,
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/streamer.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/streamer.ex
index 7d4a1304a..1fb8ac1c5 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/streamer.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/streamer.ex
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Streamer do
     recipients = MapSet.new(item.recipients)
     domain_blocks = Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.subdomains_regex(user.domain_blocks)
 
-    with parent <- Object.normalize(item) || item,
+    with parent <- Object.normalize(item, fetch: false) || item,
          true <- Enum.all?([blocked_ap_ids, muted_ap_ids], &(item.actor not in &1)),
          true <- item.data["type"] != "Announce" || item.actor not in reblog_muted_ap_ids,
          true <-
diff --git a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/user_test.exs b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/user_test.exs
index de8ab27e5..9f898d8f3 100644
--- a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/user_test.exs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.UserTest do
 
       {:ok, post} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "uguu"})
       {:ok, post2} = CommonAPI.post(user2, %{status: "test"})
-      obj = Object.normalize(post2)
+      obj = Object.normalize(post2, fetch: false)
 
       {:ok, like_object, meta} = Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder.like(user, obj)
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.UserTest do
 
       clear_config([:instance, :federating], true)
 
-      object = Object.normalize(post)
+      object = Object.normalize(post, fetch: false)
       Object.prune(object)
 
       with_mock Pleroma.Web.Federator,
diff --git a/test/pleroma/activity_test.exs b/test/pleroma/activity_test.exs
index 105f9f766..acaa9adb4 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/activity_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/activity_test.exs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ActivityTest do
 
   test "returns activities by it's objects AP ids" do
     activity = insert(:note_activity)
-    object_data = Object.normalize(activity).data
+    object_data = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data
 
     [found_activity] = Activity.get_all_create_by_object_ap_id(object_data["id"])
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ActivityTest do
 
   test "returns the activity that created an object" do
     activity = insert(:note_activity)
-    object_data = Object.normalize(activity).data
+    object_data = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data
 
     found_activity = Activity.get_create_by_object_ap_id(object_data["id"])
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/bbs/handler_test.exs b/test/pleroma/bbs/handler_test.exs
index bba8fab0f..8033828f0 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/bbs/handler_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/bbs/handler_test.exs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.BBS.HandlerTest do
       )
 
     assert activity.actor == user.ap_id
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
     assert object.data["content"] == "this is a test post"
   end
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.BBS.HandlerTest do
     another_user = insert(:user)
 
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(another_user, %{status: "this is a test post"})
-    activity_object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    activity_object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     output =
       capture_io(fn ->
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.BBS.HandlerTest do
 
     assert reply.actor == user.ap_id
 
-    reply_object_data = Object.normalize(reply).data
+    reply_object_data = Object.normalize(reply, fetch: false).data
     assert reply_object_data["content"] == "this is a reply"
     assert reply_object_data["inReplyTo"] == activity_object.data["id"]
   end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/conversation/participation_test.exs b/test/pleroma/conversation/participation_test.exs
index 122b10486..917fb2b98 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/conversation/participation_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/conversation/participation_test.exs
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Conversation.ParticipationTest do
 
     assert [participation_one, participation_two] = Participation.for_user(user)
 
-    object2 = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity_two)
-    object3 = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity_three)
+    object2 = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity_two, fetch: false)
+    object3 = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity_three, fetch: false)
 
     user = Repo.get(Pleroma.User, user.id)
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/conversation_test.exs b/test/pleroma/conversation_test.exs
index 359aa6840..4643140dc 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/conversation_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/conversation_test.exs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ConversationTest do
     user = insert(:user)
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "Hey"})
 
-    object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
     context = object.data["context"]
 
     conversation = Conversation.get_for_ap_id(context)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ConversationTest do
     {:ok, activity} =
       CommonAPI.post(har, %{status: "Hey @#{jafnhar.nickname}", visibility: "direct"})
 
-    object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
     context = object.data["context"]
 
     conversation =
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ConversationTest do
         in_reply_to_status_id: activity.id
       })
 
-    object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
     context = object.data["context"]
 
     conversation_two =
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ConversationTest do
         in_reply_to_status_id: activity.id
       })
 
-    object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
     context = object.data["context"]
 
     conversation_three =
diff --git a/test/pleroma/html_test.exs b/test/pleroma/html_test.exs
index 9737f2458..3a926f077 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/html_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/html_test.exs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTMLTest do
             "I think I just found the best github repo https://github.com/komeiji-satori/Dress"
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
       {:ok, url} = HTML.extract_first_external_url_from_object(object)
       assert url == "https://github.com/komeiji-satori/Dress"
     end
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTMLTest do
             "@#{other_user.nickname} install misskey! https://github.com/syuilo/misskey/blob/develop/docs/setup.en.md"
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
       {:ok, url} = HTML.extract_first_external_url_from_object(object)
 
       assert url == "https://github.com/syuilo/misskey/blob/develop/docs/setup.en.md"
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTMLTest do
           status: "#cofe https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=72255140"
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
       {:ok, url} = HTML.extract_first_external_url_from_object(object)
 
       assert url == "https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=72255140"
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTMLTest do
           content_type: "text/html"
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
       {:ok, url} = HTML.extract_first_external_url_from_object(object)
 
       assert url == "https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=72255140"
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTMLTest do
 
       {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "\"http://cofe.com/?boomer=ok&foo=bar\""})
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert {:ok, nil} = HTML.extract_first_external_url_from_object(object)
     end
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTMLTest do
             "<a href=\"https://pleroma.gov/media/d24caa3a498e21e0298377a9ca0149a4f4f8b767178aacf837542282e2d94fb1.png?name=image.png\" class=\"attachment\">image.png</a>"
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert {:ok, nil} = HTML.extract_first_external_url_from_object(object)
     end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/object_test.exs b/test/pleroma/object_test.exs
index 5d4e6fb84..fe7f37e7c 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/object_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/object_test.exs
@@ -256,23 +256,22 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ObjectTest do
   end
 
   describe "normalizer" do
-    test "fetches unknown objects by default" do
-      %Object{} =
-        object = Object.normalize("http://mastodon.example.org/@admin/99541947525187367")
-
-      assert object.data["url"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/@admin/99541947525187367"
+    @url "http://mastodon.example.org/@admin/99541947525187367"
+    test "does not fetch unknown objects by default" do
+      assert nil == Object.normalize(@url)
     end
 
-    test "fetches unknown objects when fetch_remote is explicitly true" do
-      %Object{} =
-        object = Object.normalize("http://mastodon.example.org/@admin/99541947525187367", true)
+    test "fetches unknown objects when fetch is explicitly true" do
+      %Object{} = object = Object.normalize(@url, fetch: true)
 
-      assert object.data["url"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/@admin/99541947525187367"
+      assert object.data["url"] == @url
     end
 
-    test "does not fetch unknown objects when fetch_remote is false" do
+    test "does not fetch unknown objects when fetch is false" do
       assert is_nil(
-               Object.normalize("http://mastodon.example.org/@admin/99541947525187367", false)
+               Object.normalize(@url,
+                 fetch: false
+               )
              )
     end
   end
@@ -310,7 +309,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ObjectTest do
       mock_modified: mock_modified
     } do
       %Object{} =
-        object = Object.normalize("https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d")
+        object =
+        Object.normalize("https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d",
+          fetch: true
+        )
 
       Object.set_cache(object)
 
@@ -332,7 +334,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ObjectTest do
 
     test "returns the old object if refetch fails", %{mock_modified: mock_modified} do
       %Object{} =
-        object = Object.normalize("https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d")
+        object =
+        Object.normalize("https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d",
+          fetch: true
+        )
 
       Object.set_cache(object)
 
@@ -355,7 +360,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ObjectTest do
       mock_modified: mock_modified
     } do
       %Object{} =
-        object = Object.normalize("https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d")
+        object =
+        Object.normalize("https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d",
+          fetch: true
+        )
 
       Object.set_cache(object)
 
@@ -377,7 +385,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ObjectTest do
 
     test "preserves internal fields on refetch", %{mock_modified: mock_modified} do
       %Object{} =
-        object = Object.normalize("https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d")
+        object =
+        Object.normalize("https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d",
+          fetch: true
+        )
 
       Object.set_cache(object)
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/user/welcome_chat_message_test.exs b/test/pleroma/user/welcome_chat_message_test.exs
index fe26d6e4d..0b744fc1b 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/user/welcome_chat_message_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/user/welcome_chat_message_test.exs
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User.WelcomeChatMessageTest do
       {:ok, %Pleroma.Activity{} = activity} = WelcomeChatMessage.post_message(user)
 
       assert user.ap_id in activity.recipients
-      assert Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity).data["type"] == "ChatMessage"
-      assert Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity).data["content"] == "Hello, welcome to Blob/Cat!"
+      assert Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data["type"] == "ChatMessage"
+
+      assert Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data["content"] ==
+               "Hello, welcome to Blob/Cat!"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/user/welcome_message_test.exs b/test/pleroma/user/welcome_message_test.exs
index 3cd6f5cb7..a1779ddec 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/user/welcome_message_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/user/welcome_message_test.exs
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User.WelcomeMessageTest do
       {:ok, %Pleroma.Activity{} = activity} = WelcomeMessage.post_message(user)
       assert user.ap_id in activity.recipients
       assert activity.data["directMessage"] == true
-      assert Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity).data["content"] =~ "Hello. Welcome to Pleroma"
+
+      assert Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data["content"] =~
+               "Hello. Welcome to Pleroma"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
index 40bbcad0b..f0f5d6071 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserTest do
 
       activity = Repo.one(Pleroma.Activity)
       assert registered_user.ap_id in activity.recipients
-      assert Object.normalize(activity).data["content"] =~ "direct message"
+      assert Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data["content"] =~ "direct message"
       assert activity.actor == welcome_user.ap_id
     end
 
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserTest do
 
       activity = Repo.one(Pleroma.Activity)
       assert registered_user.ap_id in activity.recipients
-      assert Object.normalize(activity).data["content"] =~ "chat message"
+      assert Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data["content"] =~ "chat message"
       assert activity.actor == welcome_user.ap_id
     end
 
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserTest do
 
       activity = Repo.one(Pleroma.Activity)
       assert registered_user.ap_id in activity.recipients
-      assert Object.normalize(activity).data["content"] =~ "chat message"
+      assert Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data["content"] =~ "chat message"
       assert activity.actor == welcome_user.ap_id
     end
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
index 0063d0482..03aed794f 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
 
       assert Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Visibility.is_local_public?(post)
 
-      object = Object.normalize(post, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(post, fetch: false)
       uuid = String.split(object.data["id"], "/") |> List.last()
 
       conn =
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
 
     test "it returns a note activity in a collection", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:direct_note_activity)
-      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(hd(note_activity.data["to"]))
 
       conn =
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
 
     test "it returns a note activity in a collection", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["actor"])
 
       conn =
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
 
       assert Activity.get_by_ap_id(result["id"])
       assert result["object"]
-      assert %Object{data: object} = Object.normalize(result["object"])
+      assert %Object{data: object} = Object.normalize(result["object"], fetch: false)
       assert object["content"] == activity["object"]["content"]
     end
 
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
 
       assert Activity.get_by_ap_id(response["id"])
       assert response["object"]
-      assert %Object{data: response_object} = Object.normalize(response["object"])
+      assert %Object{data: response_object} = Object.normalize(response["object"], fetch: false)
       assert response_object["sensitive"] == true
       assert response_object["content"] == activity["object"]["content"]
 
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
 
     test "it erects a tombstone when receiving a delete activity", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["actor"])
 
       data = %{
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
 
     test "it rejects delete activity of object from other actor", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
       user = insert(:user)
 
       data = %{
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
 
     test "it increases like count when receiving a like action", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      note_object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["actor"])
 
       data = %{
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
       assert cirno_outbox["attributedTo"] == nil
       assert cirno_outbox["actor"] == cirno.ap_id
 
-      assert cirno_object = Object.normalize(cirno_outbox["object"])
+      assert cirno_object = Object.normalize(cirno_outbox["object"], fetch: false)
       assert cirno_object.data["actor"] == cirno.ap_id
       assert cirno_object.data["attributedTo"] == cirno.ap_id
     end
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
     test "it tracks a signed object fetch", %{conn: conn} do
       user = insert(:user, local: false)
       activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       object_path = String.trim_leading(object.data["id"], Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url())
 
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
     test "it tracks a signed activity fetch", %{conn: conn} do
       user = insert(:user, local: false)
       activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       activity_path = String.trim_leading(activity.data["id"], Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url())
 
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
       user = insert(:user, local: false)
       other_user = insert(:user, local: false)
       activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       object_path = String.trim_leading(object.data["id"], Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url())
 
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
       user = insert(:user, local: false)
       other_user = insert(:user, local: false)
       activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       activity_path = String.trim_leading(activity.data["id"], Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url())
 
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
       assert activity_response["actor"] == user.ap_id
 
       assert %Object{data: %{"attachment" => [attachment]}} =
-               Object.normalize(activity_response["object"])
+               Object.normalize(activity_response["object"], fetch: false)
 
       assert attachment["type"] == "Document"
       assert attachment["name"] == desc
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
index 9eb7ae86b..0d30ba20b 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubTest do
       }
 
       {:ok, %Activity{} = activity} = ActivityPub.insert(data)
-      object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert is_binary(activity.data["context"])
       assert is_binary(object.data["context"])
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubTest do
       }
 
       {:ok, %Activity{} = activity} = ActivityPub.insert(data)
-      assert object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      assert object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
       assert is_binary(object.data["id"])
     end
   end
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubTest do
 
     {:ok, activity_two} = CommonAPI.post(blockee, %{status: "hey! @#{friend.nickname}"})
 
-    assert object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity_two)
+    assert object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity_two, fetch: false)
 
     data = %{
       "actor" => friend.ap_id,
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/announce_validation_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/announce_validation_test.exs
index 9613dea9b..da60ac844 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/announce_validation_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/announce_validation_test.exs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.AnnounceValidationTest do
       announcer = insert(:user)
       {:ok, post_activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "uguu"})
 
-      object = Object.normalize(post_activity, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(post_activity, fetch: false)
       {:ok, valid_announce, []} = Builder.announce(announcer, object)
 
       %{
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.AnnounceValidationTest do
       {:ok, post_activity} =
         CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "a secret post", visibility: "private"})
 
-      object = Object.normalize(post_activity, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(post_activity, fetch: false)
 
       # Another user can't announce it
       {:ok, announce, []} = Builder.announce(announcer, object, public: false)
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/chat_validation_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/chat_validation_test.exs
index d7e299224..941a8a3e3 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/chat_validation_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/chat_validation_test.exs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.ChatValidationTest do
       user = insert(:user)
       recipient = insert(:user)
       {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post_chat_message(user, recipient, "hey")
-      object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       {:ok, create_data, _} = Builder.create(user, object.data, [recipient.ap_id])
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher_test.exs
index 3503d25b2..6d15e1640 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher_test.exs
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.PublisherTest do
       actor = insert(:user)
 
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity, user: actor)
-      object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
 
       activity_path = String.trim_leading(note_activity.data["id"], Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url())
       object_path = String.trim_leading(object.data["id"], Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url())
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects/delete_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects/delete_test.exs
index e4ad606a9..cb11f93cd 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects/delete_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects/delete_test.exs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects.DeleteTest do
       {:ok, op} = CommonAPI.post(other_user, %{status: "big oof"})
       {:ok, post} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "hey", in_reply_to_id: op})
       {:ok, favorite} = CommonAPI.favorite(user, post.id)
-      object = Object.normalize(post)
+      object = Object.normalize(post, fetch: false)
       {:ok, delete_data, _meta} = Builder.delete(user, object.data["id"])
       {:ok, delete, _meta} = ActivityPub.persist(delete_data, local: true)
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects.DeleteTest do
       user = User.get_by_id(user.id)
       assert user.note_count == 0
 
-      object = Object.normalize(op.data["object"], false)
+      object = Object.normalize(op.data["object"], fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["repliesCount"] == 0
     end
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects.DeleteTest do
       user = User.get_by_id(user.id)
       assert user.note_count == 0
 
-      object = Object.normalize(op.data["object"], false)
+      object = Object.normalize(op.data["object"], fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["repliesCount"] == 0
     end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/announce_handling_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/announce_handling_test.exs
index c06bbc5e9..6ec7e1a0a 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/announce_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/announce_handling_test.exs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.AnnounceHandlingTest do
     assert data["id"] ==
              "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/statuses/99542391527669785/activity"
 
-    object = Object.normalize(data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(data["object"], fetch: false)
 
     assert object.data["id"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/@admin/99541947525187368"
     assert object.data["content"] == "this is a private toot"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.AnnounceHandlingTest do
     data =
       File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-announce.json")
       |> Jason.decode!()
-      |> Map.put("object", Object.normalize(activity).data["id"])
+      |> Map.put("object", Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data["id"])
       |> Map.put("to", ["http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/followers"])
       |> Map.put("cc", [])
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/answer_handling_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/answer_handling_test.exs
index a1c2ba28a..c6483ccaf 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/answer_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/answer_handling_test.exs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.AnswerHandlingTest do
         poll: %{options: ["suya", "suya.", "suya.."], expires_in: 10}
       })
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
     assert object.data["repliesCount"] == nil
 
     data =
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.AnswerHandlingTest do
       |> Kernel.put_in(["object", "to"], user.ap_id)
 
     {:ok, %Activity{local: false} = activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-    answer_object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    answer_object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
     assert answer_object.data["type"] == "Answer"
     assert answer_object.data["inReplyTo"] == object.data["id"]
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.AnswerHandlingTest do
         poll: %{options: ["suya", "suya.", "suya.."], expires_in: 10}
       })
 
-    poll_object = Object.normalize(poll_activity)
+    poll_object = Object.normalize(poll_activity, fetch: false)
     # TODO: Replace with CommonAPI vote creation when implemented
     data =
       File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-vote.json")
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/article_handling_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/article_handling_test.exs
index b0ae804c5..26216f7fc 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/article_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/article_handling_test.exs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.ArticleHandlingTest do
 
     {:ok, %Activity{data: data, local: false}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
 
-    object = Object.normalize(data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(data["object"], fetch: false)
 
     assert object.data["name"] == "The end is near: Mastodon plans to drop OStatus support"
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.ArticleHandlingTest do
     data = File.read!("test/fixtures/prismo-url-map.json") |> Jason.decode!()
 
     {:ok, %Activity{data: data, local: false}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-    object = Object.normalize(data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(data["object"], fetch: false)
 
     assert object.data["url"] == "https://prismo.news/posts/83"
   end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/audio_handling_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/audio_handling_test.exs
index 7a2ac5d4d..ac80d0ddd 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/audio_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/audio_handling_test.exs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.AudioHandlingTest do
 
     {:ok, %Activity{local: false} = activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert object.data["title"] == "lain radio episode 1"
     assert object.data["artist"] == "lain"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.AudioHandlingTest do
 
     {:ok, %Activity{local: false} = activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
 
-    assert object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+    assert object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert object.data["to"] == ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"]
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/delete_handling_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/delete_handling_test.exs
index 1f9e73ff8..6dd508894 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/delete_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/delete_handling_test.exs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.DeleteHandlingTest do
     assert actor == deleting_user.ap_id
 
     # Objects are replaced by a tombstone object.
-    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+    object = Object.normalize(activity.data["object"], fetch: false)
     assert object.data["type"] == "Tombstone"
   end
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.DeleteHandlingTest do
     activity = insert(:note_activity)
 
     {:ok, object} =
-      Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])
+      Object.normalize(activity.data["object"], fetch: false)
       |> Repo.delete()
 
     # TODO: mock cachex
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/note_handling_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/note_handling_test.exs
index b4a006aec..b61e5013a 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/note_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/note_handling_test.exs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.NoteHandlingTest do
       data = File.read!("test/fixtures/kroeg-array-less-emoji.json") |> Jason.decode!()
 
       {:ok, %Activity{data: data, local: false}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-      object = Object.normalize(data["object"])
+      object = Object.normalize(data["object"], fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["emoji"] == %{
                "icon_e_smile" => "https://puckipedia.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_e_smile.png"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.NoteHandlingTest do
       data = File.read!("test/fixtures/kroeg-array-less-hashtag.json") |> Jason.decode!()
 
       {:ok, %Activity{data: data, local: false}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-      object = Object.normalize(data["object"])
+      object = Object.normalize(data["object"], fetch: false)
 
       assert "test" in object.data["tag"]
     end
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.NoteHandlingTest do
       assert data["to"] == []
       assert data["cc"] == to
 
-      object_data = Object.normalize(activity).data
+      object_data = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data
 
       assert object_data["to"] == []
       assert object_data["cc"] == to
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.NoteHandlingTest do
       data =
         File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-post-activity.json")
         |> Jason.decode!()
-        |> Map.put("object", Object.normalize(activity).data)
+        |> Map.put("object", Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data)
 
       {:ok, returned_activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.NoteHandlingTest do
 
       data = Map.put(data, "object", object)
       {:ok, returned_activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-      returned_object = Object.normalize(returned_activity, false)
+      returned_object = Object.normalize(returned_activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert %Activity{} =
                Activity.get_create_by_object_ap_id(
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.NoteHandlingTest do
         allowed_thread_distance?: fn _ -> false end do
         {:ok, returned_activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
 
-        returned_object = Object.normalize(returned_activity, false)
+        returned_object = Object.normalize(returned_activity, fetch: false)
 
         refute Activity.get_create_by_object_ap_id(
                  "tag:shitposter.club,2017-05-05:noticeId=2827873:objectType=comment"
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.NoteHandlingTest do
 
       assert data["actor"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin"
 
-      object_data = Object.normalize(data["object"]).data
+      object_data = Object.normalize(data["object"], fetch: false).data
 
       assert object_data["id"] ==
                "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin/statuses/99512778738411822"
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.NoteHandlingTest do
 
       {:ok, %Activity{data: data, local: false}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
 
-      object_data = Object.normalize(data["object"], false).data
+      object_data = Object.normalize(data["object"], fetch: false).data
 
       assert object_data["sensitive"] == true
     end
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.NoteHandlingTest do
       data = File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-post-activity-hashtag.json") |> Jason.decode!()
 
       {:ok, %Activity{data: data, local: false}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-      object = Object.normalize(data["object"])
+      object = Object.normalize(data["object"], fetch: false)
 
       assert Enum.at(object.data["tag"], 2) == "moo"
     end
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.NoteHandlingTest do
       data = File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-post-activity-contentmap.json") |> Jason.decode!()
 
       {:ok, %Activity{data: data, local: false}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-      object = Object.normalize(data["object"])
+      object = Object.normalize(data["object"], fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["content"] ==
                "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"http://localtesting.pleroma.lol/users/lain\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>lain</span></a></span></p>"
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.NoteHandlingTest do
       data = File.read!("test/fixtures/kroeg-post-activity.json") |> Jason.decode!()
 
       {:ok, %Activity{data: data, local: false}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-      object = Object.normalize(data["object"])
+      object = Object.normalize(data["object"], fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["content"] ==
                "<p>henlo from my Psion netBook</p><p>message sent from my Psion netBook</p>"
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.NoteHandlingTest do
           in_reply_to_status_id: id1
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
       replies_uris = Enum.map([self_reply1, self_reply2], fn a -> a.object.data["id"] end)
 
       assert %{"type" => "Collection", "items" => ^replies_uris} =
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/question_handling_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/question_handling_test.exs
index 47f92cf4d..ae470f984 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/question_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/question_handling_test.exs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.QuestionHandlingTest do
 
     {:ok, %Activity{local: false} = activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert object.data["url"] == "https://mastodon.sdf.org/@rinpatch/102070944809637304"
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.QuestionHandlingTest do
 
     {:ok, reply_activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "hewwo", in_reply_to_id: activity.id})
 
-    reply_object = Object.normalize(reply_activity, false)
+    reply_object = Object.normalize(reply_activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert reply_object.data["context"] == object.data["context"]
     assert reply_object.data["context_id"] == object.data["context_id"]
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.QuestionHandlingTest do
       |> Kernel.put_in(["object", "oneOf"], options)
 
     {:ok, %Activity{local: false} = activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert Enum.sort(object.data["oneOf"]) == Enum.sort(options)
   end
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.QuestionHandlingTest do
       |> Kernel.put_in(["object", "tag"], tag)
 
     {:ok, %Activity{local: false} = activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert object.data["oneOf"] == options
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/video_handling_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/video_handling_test.exs
index 57411fafa..be4ac4c13 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/video_handling_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier/video_handling_test.exs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.VideoHandlingTest do
 
     {:ok, %Activity{local: false} = activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
 
-    assert object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+    assert object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert object.data["content"] == nil
   end
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.VideoHandlingTest do
 
     {:ok, %Activity{local: false} = activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
 
-    assert object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+    assert object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert object.data["content"] ==
              "<p>Après avoir mené avec un certain succès la campagne « Dégooglisons Internet » en 2014, l’association Framasoft annonce fin 2019 arrêter progressivement un certain nombre de ses services alternatifs aux GAFAM. Pourquoi ?</p><p>Transcription par @aprilorg ici : <a href=\"https://www.april.org/deframasoftisons-internet-pierre-yves-gosset-framasoft\">https://www.april.org/deframasoftisons-internet-pierre-yves-gosset-framasoft</a></p>"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier.VideoHandlingTest do
 
     {:ok, %Activity{local: false} = activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
 
-    assert object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+    assert object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert object.data["attachment"] == [
              %{
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
index aa32ebaab..c32ea9ae4 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.TransmogrifierTest do
       other_user = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "test post"})
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       note_obj = %{
         "type" => "Note",
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils_test.exs
index 2263b6091..83668caa4 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils_test.exs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UtilsTest do
           }
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
       {:ok, votes, object} = CommonAPI.vote(other_user, object, [0, 1])
       assert Enum.sort(Utils.get_existing_votes(other_user.ap_id, object)) == Enum.sort(votes)
     end
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UtilsTest do
           }
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
       {:ok, [vote], object} = CommonAPI.vote(other_user, object, [0])
       {:ok, _activity} = CommonAPI.favorite(user, activity.id)
       [fetched_vote] = Utils.get_existing_votes(other_user.ap_id, object)
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UtilsTest do
     test "updates likes" do
       user = insert(:user)
       activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert {:ok, updated_object} =
                Utils.update_element_in_object(
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UtilsTest do
   describe "get_existing_like/2" do
     test "fetches existing like" do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      assert object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      assert object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
 
       user = insert(:user)
       refute Utils.get_existing_like(user.ap_id, object)
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UtilsTest do
 
     test "fetches existing announce" do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      assert object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      assert object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
       actor = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, announce} = CommonAPI.repeat(note_activity.id, actor)
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UtilsTest do
   describe "lazy_put_activity_defaults/2" do
     test "returns map with id and published data" do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
       res = Utils.lazy_put_activity_defaults(%{"context" => object.data["id"]})
       assert res["context"] == object.data["id"]
       assert res["context_id"] == object.id
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UtilsTest do
 
     test "returns activity data with object" do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
 
       res =
         Utils.lazy_put_activity_defaults(%{
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/object_view_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/object_view_test.exs
index f0389845d..967acad19 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/object_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/object_view_test.exs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectViewTest do
 
   test "renders a note activity" do
     note = insert(:note_activity)
-    object = Object.normalize(note)
+    object = Object.normalize(note, fetch: false)
 
     result = ObjectView.render("object.json", %{object: note})
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectViewTest do
 
   test "renders a like activity" do
     note = insert(:note_activity)
-    object = Object.normalize(note)
+    object = Object.normalize(note, fetch: false)
     user = insert(:user)
 
     {:ok, like_activity} = CommonAPI.favorite(user, note.id)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectViewTest do
 
   test "renders an announce activity" do
     note = insert(:note_activity)
-    object = Object.normalize(note)
+    object = Object.normalize(note, fetch: false)
     user = insert(:user)
 
     {:ok, announce_activity} = CommonAPI.repeat(note.id, user)
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
index dead1c09e..00e67a91c 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.ChatControllerTest do
       {:ok, message} =
         CommonAPI.post_chat_message(user, recipient, "Hello darkness my old friend")
 
-      object = Object.normalize(message, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(message, fetch: false)
 
       chat = Chat.get(user.id, recipient.ap_id)
       recipient_chat = Chat.get(recipient.id, user.ap_id)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.ChatControllerTest do
       recipient = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, message} = CommonAPI.post_chat_message(user, recipient, "Yo")
-      object = Object.normalize(message, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(message, fetch: false)
       chat = Chat.get(user.id, recipient.ap_id)
       cm_ref = MessageReference.for_chat_and_object(chat, object)
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.ChatControllerTest do
       recipient = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, message} = CommonAPI.post_chat_message(user, recipient, "Yo")
-      object = Object.normalize(message, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(message, fetch: false)
       chat = Chat.get(user.id, recipient.ap_id)
       cm_ref = MessageReference.for_chat_and_object(chat, object)
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
index b81035a9d..56a3d6531 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
           poll: %{expires_in: 600, options: ["reimu", "marisa"]}
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["type"] == "Question"
       assert object.data["oneOf"] |> length() == 2
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
 
       assert other_user.ap_id not in activity.recipients
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["content"] == "uguu<br/>uguuu"
     end
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
 
       assert other_user.ap_id not in activity.recipients
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["content"] ==
                "<a href=\"https://example.org\" rel=\"ugc\">https://example.org</a> is the site of <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url mention\" data-user=\"#{
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
 
       assert activity.data["type"] == "Create"
       assert activity.local
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["type"] == "ChatMessage"
       assert object.data["to"] == [recipient.ap_id]
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
 
       clear_config([:instance, :federating], true)
 
-      Object.normalize(post, false)
+      Object.normalize(post, fetch: false)
       |> Object.prune()
 
       with_mock Pleroma.Web.Federator,
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
     user = insert(:user)
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "#2hu #2HU"})
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert object.data["tag"] == ["2hu"]
   end
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
     user = insert(:user)
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: ":firefox:"})
 
-    assert Object.normalize(activity).data["emoji"]["firefox"]
+    assert Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data["emoji"]["firefox"]
   end
 
   describe "posting" do
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
           content_type: "text/html"
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["content"] == "<p><b>2hu</b></p>alert(&#39;xss&#39;)"
       assert object.data["source"] == post
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
           content_type: "text/markdown"
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["content"] == "<p><b>2hu</b></p>alert(&#39;xss&#39;)"
       assert object.data["source"] == post
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
           poll: %{options: ["Yes", "No"], expires_in: 20}
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       {:ok, _, object} = CommonAPI.vote(other_user, object, [0])
 
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
           length: 180_000
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["title"] == "lain radio episode 1"
 
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
           visibility: "private"
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert object.data["title"] == "lain radio episode 1"
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/feed/tag_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/feed/tag_controller_test.exs
index b4abcf6f2..48dc3b404 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/feed/tag_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/feed/tag_controller_test.exs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Feed.TagControllerTest do
     user = insert(:user)
     {:ok, activity1} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "yeah #PleromaArt"})
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity1)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity1, fetch: false)
 
     object_data =
       Map.put(object.data, "attachment", [
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Feed.TagControllerTest do
     user = insert(:user)
     {:ok, activity1} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "yeah #PleromaArt"})
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity1)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity1, fetch: false)
 
     object_data =
       Map.put(object.data, "attachment", [
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Feed.TagControllerTest do
              "https://peertube.moe/static/webseed/df5f464b-be8d-46fb-ad81-2d4c2d1630e3-480.mp4"
            ]
 
-    obj1 = Object.normalize(activity1)
-    obj2 = Object.normalize(activity2)
+    obj1 = Object.normalize(activity1, fetch: false)
+    obj2 = Object.normalize(activity2, fetch: false)
 
     assert xpath(xml, ~x"//channel/item/description/text()"sl) == [
              HtmlEntities.decode(FeedView.activity_content(obj2.data)),
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/feed/user_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/feed/user_controller_test.exs
index 16f002717..50445862b 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/feed/user_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/feed/user_controller_test.exs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Feed.UserControllerTest do
         )
 
       note_activity2 = insert(:note_activity, note: note2)
-      object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
 
       [user: user, object: object, max_id: note_activity2.id]
     end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/poll_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/poll_controller_test.exs
index 95e27623d..71cea8462 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/poll_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/poll_controller_test.exs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollControllerTest do
           poll: %{options: ["what Mastodon't", "n't what Mastodoes"], expires_in: 20}
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       conn = get(conn, "/api/v1/polls/#{object.id}")
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollControllerTest do
           visibility: "private"
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       conn = get(conn, "/api/v1/polls/#{object.id}")
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollControllerTest do
           }
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       conn =
         conn
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollControllerTest do
           poll: %{options: ["Yes", "No"], expires_in: 20}
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert conn
              |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollControllerTest do
           poll: %{options: ["half empty", "half full"], expires_in: 20}
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert conn
              |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollControllerTest do
           poll: %{options: ["Yes", "No"], expires_in: 20}
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       conn =
         conn
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollControllerTest do
           visibility: "private"
         })
 
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       conn =
         conn
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/search_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/search_controller_test.exs
index 1045ab265..664bdce01 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/search_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/search_controller_test.exs
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.SearchControllerTest do
         })
 
       capture_log(fn ->
-        q = Object.normalize(activity).data["id"]
+        q = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data["id"]
 
         results =
           conn
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
index de542e5df..ffff0ae9d 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusControllerTest do
     test "when you created it" do
       %{user: author, conn: conn} = oauth_access(["write:statuses"])
       activity = insert(:note_activity, user: author)
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       content = object.data["content"]
       source = object.data["source"]
@@ -1374,7 +1374,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusControllerTest do
 
     activity = Activity.get_by_id_with_object(id)
 
-    assert Object.normalize(activity).data["inReplyTo"] == Object.normalize(replied_to).data["id"]
+    assert Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data["inReplyTo"] ==
+             Object.normalize(replied_to, fetch: false).data["id"]
+
     assert Activity.get_in_reply_to_activity(activity).id == replied_to.id
 
     # Reblog from the third user
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/notification_view_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/notification_view_test.exs
index 9de11a87e..79dd23a51 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/notification_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/notification_view_test.exs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.NotificationViewTest do
 
     {:ok, [notification]} = Notification.create_notifications(activity)
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
     chat = Chat.get(recipient.id, user.ap_id)
 
     cm_ref = MessageReference.for_chat_and_object(chat, object)
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/poll_view_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/poll_view_test.exs
index c655ca438..f83e5b368 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/poll_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/poll_view_test.exs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollViewTest do
         }
       })
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     expected = %{
       emojis: [],
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollViewTest do
 
     voter = insert(:user)
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     {:ok, _votes, object} = CommonAPI.vote(voter, object, [0, 1])
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollViewTest do
         }
       })
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert %{emojis: [%{shortcode: "blank"}]} = PollView.render("show.json", %{object: object})
   end
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollViewTest do
         }
       })
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     {:ok, _, object} = CommonAPI.vote(other_user, object, [1, 2])
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollViewTest do
   end
 
   test "does not crash on polls with no end date" do
-    object = Object.normalize("https://skippers-bin.com/notes/7x9tmrp97i")
+    object = Object.normalize("https://skippers-bin.com/notes/7x9tmrp97i", fetch: true)
     result = PollView.render("show.json", %{object: object})
 
     assert result[:expires_at] == nil
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollViewTest do
         }
       })
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert %{
              options: [
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
index fa9066716..789acb487 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusViewTest do
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "yo"})
 
     activity
-    |> Object.normalize(false)
+    |> Object.normalize(fetch: false)
     |> Object.update_data(%{"reactions" => %{"☕" => [user.ap_id], "x" => 1}})
 
     activity = Activity.get_by_id(activity.id)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusViewTest do
 
   test "a note with null content" do
     note = insert(:note_activity)
-    note_object = Object.normalize(note)
+    note_object = Object.normalize(note, fetch: false)
 
     data =
       note_object.data
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusViewTest do
 
   test "a note activity" do
     note = insert(:note_activity)
-    object_data = Object.normalize(note).data
+    object_data = Object.normalize(note, fetch: false).data
     user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note.data["actor"])
 
     convo_id = Utils.context_to_conversation_id(object_data["context"])
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller_test.exs
index 65b2c22db..f21180a89 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/o_status/o_status_controller_test.exs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.OStatusControllerTest do
 
     test "redirects to /notice/id for html format", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
       [_, uuid] = hd(Regex.scan(~r/.+\/([\w-]+)$/, object.data["id"]))
       url = "/objects/#{uuid}"
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.OStatusControllerTest do
 
     test "404s on private objects", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:direct_note_activity)
-      object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
       [_, uuid] = hd(Regex.scan(~r/.+\/([\w-]+)$/, object.data["id"]))
 
       conn
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.OStatusControllerTest do
       conn: conn
     } do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      expected_redirect_url = Object.normalize(note_activity).data["id"]
+      expected_redirect_url = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false).data["id"]
 
       redirect_url =
         conn
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.OStatusControllerTest do
   describe "GET /notice/:id/embed_player" do
     setup do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
 
       object_data =
         Map.put(object.data, "attachment", [
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.OStatusControllerTest do
 
     test "404s when attachment is empty", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
       object_data = Map.put(object.data, "attachment", [])
 
       object
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.OStatusControllerTest do
 
     test "404s when attachment isn't audio or video", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
-      object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(note_activity)
+      object = Pleroma.Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
 
       object_data =
         Map.put(object.data, "attachment", [
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
index 415c3decd..24efeeb73 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatControllerTest do
       {:ok, create} = CommonAPI.post_chat_message(other_user, user, "sup")
       {:ok, _create} = CommonAPI.post_chat_message(other_user, user, "sup part 2")
       {:ok, chat} = Chat.get_or_create(user.id, other_user.ap_id)
-      object = Object.normalize(create, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(create, fetch: false)
       cm_ref = MessageReference.for_chat_and_object(chat, object)
 
       assert cm_ref.unread == true
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatControllerTest do
       {:ok, create} = CommonAPI.post_chat_message(other_user, user, "sup")
       {:ok, _create} = CommonAPI.post_chat_message(other_user, user, "sup part 2")
       {:ok, chat} = Chat.get_or_create(user.id, other_user.ap_id)
-      object = Object.normalize(create, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(create, fetch: false)
       cm_ref = MessageReference.for_chat_and_object(chat, object)
 
       assert cm_ref.unread == true
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatControllerTest do
 
       {:ok, other_message} = CommonAPI.post_chat_message(recipient, user, "nico nico ni")
 
-      object = Object.normalize(message, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(message, fetch: false)
 
       chat = Chat.get(user.id, recipient.ap_id)
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatControllerTest do
       assert %{data: %{"type" => "Tombstone"}} = Object.get_by_id(object.id)
 
       # Deleting other people's messages just removes the reference
-      object = Object.normalize(other_message, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(other_message, fetch: false)
       cm_ref = MessageReference.for_chat_and_object(chat, object)
 
       result =
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/views/chat_message_reference_view_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/views/chat_message_reference_view_test.exs
index 93eef00a2..0966e9166 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/views/chat_message_reference_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/views/chat_message_reference_view_test.exs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatMessageReferenceViewTest do
 
     chat = Chat.get(user.id, recipient.ap_id)
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     cm_ref = MessageReference.for_chat_and_object(chat, object)
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatMessageReferenceViewTest do
         media_id: upload.id
       )
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     cm_ref = MessageReference.for_chat_and_object(chat, object)
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/views/chat_view_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/views/chat_view_test.exs
index b60b597e8..1cc5f16ba 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/views/chat_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/views/chat_view_test.exs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatViewTest do
 
     {:ok, chat_message_creation} = CommonAPI.post_chat_message(user, recipient, "hello")
 
-    chat_message = Object.normalize(chat_message_creation, false)
+    chat_message = Object.normalize(chat_message_creation, fetch: false)
 
     {:ok, chat} = Chat.get_or_create(user.id, recipient.ap_id)
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/push/impl_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/push/impl_test.exs
index 326a67963..d14e0bdef 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/push/impl_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/push/impl_test.exs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.ImplTest do
           "<span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</span>, consectetur :firefox: adipiscing elit. Fusce sagittis finibus turpis."
       })
 
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert Impl.format_body(
              %{
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.ImplTest do
     user = insert(:user, nickname: "Bob")
     other_user = insert(:user)
     {:ok, _, _, activity} = CommonAPI.follow(user, other_user)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert Impl.format_body(%{activity: activity, type: "follow"}, user, object) ==
              "@Bob has followed you"
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.ImplTest do
       })
 
     {:ok, announce_activity} = CommonAPI.repeat(activity.id, user)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert Impl.format_body(%{activity: announce_activity}, user, object) ==
              "@#{user.nickname} repeated: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur  adipiscing elit. Fusce sagittis fini..."
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.ImplTest do
       })
 
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.favorite(user, activity.id)
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert Impl.format_body(%{activity: activity, type: "favourite"}, user, object) ==
              "@Bob has favorited your post"
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.ImplTest do
       })
 
     {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.react_with_emoji(activity.id, user, "👍")
-    object = Object.normalize(activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     assert Impl.format_body(%{activity: activity, type: "pleroma:emoji_reaction"}, user, object) ==
              "@Bob reacted with 👍"
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.ImplTest do
       recipient = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, chat} = CommonAPI.post_chat_message(user, recipient, "hey")
-      object = Object.normalize(chat, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(chat, fetch: false)
       [notification] = Notification.for_user(recipient)
 
       res = Impl.build_content(notification, user, object)
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.ImplTest do
       {:ok, upload} = ActivityPub.upload(file, actor: user.ap_id)
 
       {:ok, chat} = CommonAPI.post_chat_message(user, recipient, nil, media_id: upload.id)
-      object = Object.normalize(chat, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(chat, fetch: false)
       [notification] = Notification.for_user(recipient)
 
       res = Impl.build_content(notification, user, object)
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.ImplTest do
       notif = insert(:notification, user: user2, activity: activity)
 
       actor = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(notif.activity.data["actor"])
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert Impl.build_content(notif, actor, object) == %{
                body: "New Direct Message"
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.ImplTest do
       notif = insert(:notification, user: user2, activity: activity, type: "mention")
 
       actor = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(notif.activity.data["actor"])
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert Impl.build_content(notif, actor, object) == %{
                body: "New Mention"
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.ImplTest do
       notif = insert(:notification, user: user2, activity: activity, type: "favourite")
 
       actor = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(notif.activity.data["actor"])
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert Impl.build_content(notif, actor, object) == %{
                body: "New Favorite"
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.ImplTest do
       notif = insert(:notification, user: user2, activity: activity)
 
       actor = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(notif.activity.data["actor"])
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert Impl.build_content(notif, actor, object) == %{
                body:
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.ImplTest do
       notif = insert(:notification, user: user2, activity: activity, type: "mention")
 
       actor = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(notif.activity.data["actor"])
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert Impl.build_content(notif, actor, object) == %{
                body:
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Push.ImplTest do
       notif = insert(:notification, user: user2, activity: activity, type: "favourite")
 
       actor = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(notif.activity.data["actor"])
-      object = Object.normalize(activity)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
       assert Impl.build_content(notif, actor, object) == %{
                body: "@Bob has favorited your post",
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/streamer_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/streamer_test.exs
index ad66ddc9d..764b799bb 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/streamer_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/streamer_test.exs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.StreamerTest do
       {:ok, create_activity} =
         CommonAPI.post_chat_message(other_user, user, "hey cirno", idempotency_key: "123")
 
-      object = Object.normalize(create_activity, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(create_activity, fetch: false)
       chat = Chat.get(user.id, other_user.ap_id)
       cm_ref = MessageReference.for_chat_and_object(chat, object)
       cm_ref = %{cm_ref | chat: chat, object: object}
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.StreamerTest do
       other_user = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, create_activity} = CommonAPI.post_chat_message(other_user, user, "hey cirno")
-      object = Object.normalize(create_activity, false)
+      object = Object.normalize(create_activity, fetch: false)
       chat = Chat.get(user.id, other_user.ap_id)
       cm_ref = MessageReference.for_chat_and_object(chat, object)
       cm_ref = %{cm_ref | chat: chat, object: object}
diff --git a/test/pleroma/workers/scheduled_activity_worker_test.exs b/test/pleroma/workers/scheduled_activity_worker_test.exs
index f3eddf7b1..c9e2091a9 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/workers/scheduled_activity_worker_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/workers/scheduled_activity_worker_test.exs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Workers.ScheduledActivityWorkerTest do
 
     refute Repo.get(ScheduledActivity, scheduled_activity.id)
     activity = Repo.all(Pleroma.Activity) |> Enum.find(&(&1.actor == user.ap_id))
-    assert Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity).data["content"] == "hi"
+    assert Pleroma.Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false).data["content"] == "hi"
   end
 
   test "adds log message if ScheduledActivity isn't find" do
diff --git a/test/support/factory.ex b/test/support/factory.ex
index 8eb07dc3c..e02acb89b 100644
--- a/test/support/factory.ex
+++ b/test/support/factory.ex
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Factory do
 
   def like_activity_factory(attrs \\ %{}) do
     note_activity = attrs[:note_activity] || insert(:note_activity)
-    object = Object.normalize(note_activity)
+    object = Object.normalize(note_activity, fetch: false)
     user = insert(:user)
 
     data =