diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index 323314ac..804cc2f3 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🦀",
-	"previous": "&ZrdjhiNgjE8U8nlHezw+Hiry43VaNO5i0OAr3ncVVkE=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&DGtlnm5wWRZCgJMF8JsP6VtzNRrd4KLoERJRpFULqOY=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
index 5c80f0fb..d87b9cb9 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
@@ -156,11 +156,8 @@ class TfTabNewsElement extends LitElement {
 		return this.hash.startsWith('##') ? this.hash.substring(2) : undefined;
 	}
 
-	compare_follows() {
-		const now = new Date().valueOf();
-		return function (a, b) {
-			return (b[1].ts > now ? -1 : b[1].ts) - (a[1].ts > now ? -1 : a[1].ts);
-		};
+	compare_follows(a, b) {
+		return b[1].ts > a[1].ts ? 1 : b[1].ts < a[1].ts ? -1 : 0;
 	}
 
 	suggested_follows() {
@@ -169,9 +166,11 @@ class TfTabNewsElement extends LitElement {
 		 ** pinned at the top.
 		 */
 		let self = this;
+		let now = new Date().valueOf();
 		return Object.entries(this.users)
+			.filter((x) => x[1].ts < now)
 			.filter((x) => x[1].follow_depth > 1)
-			.sort(self.compare_follows())
+			.sort(self.compare_follows)
 			.slice(0, 8)
 			.map((x) => x[0]);
 	}