diff --git a/catalog/jobs/discover.py b/catalog/jobs/discover.py
index 213a5471..0078b94a 100644
--- a/catalog/jobs/discover.py
+++ b/catalog/jobs/discover.py
@@ -139,22 +139,33 @@ class DiscoverGenerator(BaseJob):
             .values_list("pk", flat=True)[:40]
         )
         tags = TagManager.popular_tags(days=14)[:40]
+        excluding_identities = Takahe.get_no_discover_identities()
         post_ids = (
             set(
                 Takahe.get_popular_posts(
-                    28, settings.MIN_MARKS_FOR_DISCOVER
-                ).values_list("pk", flat=True)[:20]
+                    28, settings.MIN_MARKS_FOR_DISCOVER, excluding_identities
+                ).values_list("pk", flat=True)[:5]
             )
             | set(
                 Takahe.get_popular_posts(
-                    7, settings.MIN_MARKS_FOR_DISCOVER
+                    14, settings.MIN_MARKS_FOR_DISCOVER, excluding_identities
+                ).values_list("pk", flat=True)[:5]
+            )
+            | set(
+                Takahe.get_popular_posts(
+                    7, settings.MIN_MARKS_FOR_DISCOVER, excluding_identities
                 ).values_list("pk", flat=True)[:10]
             )
-            | set(Takahe.get_popular_posts(1, 0).values_list("pk", flat=True)[:3])
+            | set(
+                Takahe.get_popular_posts(1, 0, excluding_identities).values_list(
+                    "pk", flat=True
+                )[:3]
+            )
             | set(
                 Review.objects.filter(visibility=0)
+                .exclude(owner_id__in=excluding_identities)
                 .order_by("-created_time")
-                .values_list("posts", flat=True)[:3]
+                .values_list("posts", flat=True)[:5]
             )
         )
         cache.set("public_gallery", gallery_list, timeout=None)
@@ -163,5 +174,5 @@ class DiscoverGenerator(BaseJob):
         cache.set("popular_tags", list(tags), timeout=None)
         cache.set("popular_posts", list(post_ids), timeout=None)
         logger.info(
-            f"Discover data updated, trends: {len(trends)}, collections: {len(collection_ids)}, tags: {len(tags)}, posts: {len(post_ids)}."
+            f"Discover data updated, excluded: {len(excluding_identities)}, trends: {len(trends)}, collections: {len(collection_ids)}, tags: {len(tags)}, posts: {len(post_ids)}."
         )
diff --git a/catalog/templates/discover.html b/catalog/templates/discover.html
index 6a82c8a2..d21d459c 100644
--- a/catalog/templates/discover.html
+++ b/catalog/templates/discover.html
@@ -166,15 +166,7 @@
         {% endif %}
         <section>
           <article>
-            <details id="section-popular-posts" class="auto-keep-collapse" open>
-              <summary>{% trans 'Popular Posts' %}</summary>
-              <div style="font-size:80%">{% include "posts.html" with posts=popular_posts %}</div>
-            </details>
-          </article>
-        </section>
-        <section>
-          <article>
-            <details id="section-popular-tags" class="auto-keep-collapse" open>
+            <details id="section-popular-tags" class="auto-keep-collapse">
               <summary>{% trans 'Popular Tags' %}</summary>
               <div class="tag-list">
                 {% for t in popular_tags %}
@@ -188,6 +180,14 @@
             </details>
           </article>
         </section>
+        <section>
+          <article>
+            <details id="section-popular-posts" class="auto-keep-collapse" open>
+              <summary>{% trans 'Popular Posts' %}</summary>
+              <div style="font-size:80%">{% include "posts.html" with posts=popular_posts %}</div>
+            </details>
+          </article>
+        </section>
       </aside>
     {% else %}
       {% include "_sidebar_anonymous.html" %}
diff --git a/takahe/utils.py b/takahe/utils.py
index 813eec14..65043638 100644
--- a/takahe/utils.py
+++ b/takahe/utils.py
@@ -911,11 +911,20 @@ class Takahe:
         )
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_popular_posts(days: int = 30, min_interaction: int = 1):
+    def get_no_discover_identities():
+        return list(
+            Identity.objects.filter(discoverable=False).values_list("pk", flat=True)
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_popular_posts(
+        days: int = 30, min_interaction: int = 1, exclude_identities: list[int] = []
+    ):
         since = timezone.now() - timedelta(days=days)
         domains = Takahe.get_neodb_peers() + [settings.SITE_DOMAIN]
         return (
             Post.objects.exclude(state__in=["deleted", "deleted_fanned_out"])
+            .exclude(author_id__in=exclude_identities)
             .filter(
                 author__domain__in=domains,
                 visibility__in=[0, 1, 4],