diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index 7e5943d5..333138a0 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🦀",
-	"previous": "&IDzjVQjtPyhesUrl45qkZFjzWl0xVlj+2M/XXQRvXO0=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&01jXxJgs24zTcJk+csXeUWfm/MQ/+94Zy7K0r2OYmWw=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-message.js b/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
index 986fe696..fbacb5ef 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
@@ -644,6 +644,35 @@ class TfMessageElement extends LitElement {
 		return result;
 	}
 
+	channel_group_by_author() {
+		let sorted = this.message.messages
+			.map((x) => [
+				x.author,
+				x.content.subscribed ? 'subscribed to' : 'unsubscribed from',
+				x.content.channel,
+				x,
+			])
+			.sort();
+		let result = [];
+		let last;
+		let group;
+		for (let row of sorted) {
+			if (last && last[0] == row[0] && last[1] == row[1]) {
+				group.push(row[2]);
+			} else {
+				if (group) {
+					result.push({author: last[0], action: last[1], channels: group});
+				}
+				last = row;
+				group = [row[2]];
+			}
+		}
+		if (group) {
+			result.push({author: last[0], action: last[1], channels: group});
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
 	allow_unread() {
 		return (
 			this.channel == '@' ||
@@ -719,6 +748,55 @@ class TfMessageElement extends LitElement {
 					</button>
 				`);
 			}
+		} else if (this.message?.type === 'channel_group') {
+			if (this.expanded[this.expanded_key()]) {
+				return this.render_frame(html`
+					<div class="w3-padding">
+						${this.message.messages.map(
+							(x) =>
+								html`<tf-message
+									.message=${x}
+									whoami=${this.whoami}
+									.users=${this.users}
+									.drafts=${this.drafts}
+									.expanded=${this.expanded}
+									channel=${this.channel}
+									channel_unread=${this.channel_unread}
+								></tf-message>`
+						)}
+					</div>
+					<button
+						class="w3-button w3-theme-d1 w3-block w3-bar"
+						style="box-sizing: border-box"
+						@click=${() => self.set_expanded(false)}
+					>
+						Collapse
+					</button>
+				`);
+			} else {
+				return this.render_frame(html`
+					<div class="w3-padding">
+						${this.channel_group_by_author().map(
+							(x) => html`
+								<div>
+									<tf-user id=${x.author} .users=${this.users}></tf-user>
+									${x.action}
+									${x.channels.map(
+										(y) => html` <tf-tag tag=${'#' + y}></tf-tag> `
+									)}
+								</div>
+							`
+						)}
+					</div>
+					<button
+						class="w3-button w3-theme-d1 w3-block w3-bar"
+						style="box-sizing: border-box"
+						@click=${() => self.set_expanded(true)}
+					>
+						Expand
+					</button>
+				`);
+			}
 		} else if (this.message.placeholder) {
 			return this.render_frame(
 				html`<div>
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-news.js b/apps/ssb/tf-news.js
index 6c89ef25..62ee2441 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-news.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-news.js
@@ -160,11 +160,29 @@ class TfNewsElement extends LitElement {
 		return recursive_sort(roots, true);
 	}
 
-	group_following(messages) {
+	group_messages(messages) {
 		let result = [];
 		let group = [];
+		let type = undefined;
 		for (let message of messages) {
-			if (message?.content?.type === 'contact') {
+			if (
+				message?.content?.type === 'contact' ||
+				message?.content?.type === 'channel'
+			) {
+				if (type && message.content.type !== type) {
+					if (group.length == 1) {
+						result.push(group[0]);
+						group = [];
+					} else if (group.length > 1) {
+						result.push({
+							rowid: Math.max(...group.map((x) => x.rowid)),
+							type: `${type}_group`,
+							messages: group,
+						});
+						group = [];
+					}
+				}
+				type = message.content.type;
 				group.push(message);
 			} else {
 				if (group.length == 1) {
@@ -173,12 +191,13 @@ class TfNewsElement extends LitElement {
 				} else if (group.length > 1) {
 					result.push({
 						rowid: Math.max(...group.map((x) => x.rowid)),
-						type: 'contact_group',
+						type: `${type}_group`,
 						messages: group,
 					});
 					group = [];
 				}
 				result.push(message);
+				type = undefined;
 			}
 		}
 		if (group.length == 1) {
@@ -187,7 +206,7 @@ class TfNewsElement extends LitElement {
 		} else if (group.length > 1) {
 			result.push({
 				rowid: Math.max(...group.map((x) => x.rowid)),
-				type: 'contact_group',
+				type: `${type}_group`,
 				messages: group,
 			});
 		}
@@ -200,7 +219,7 @@ class TfNewsElement extends LitElement {
 
 	load_and_render(messages) {
 		let messages_by_id = this.process_messages(messages);
-		let final_messages = this.group_following(
+		let final_messages = this.group_messages(
 			this.finalize_messages(messages_by_id)
 		);
 		let unread_rowid = -1;