5 files changed, 21 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/config.ex b/lib/pleroma/config.ex
index a8329cc1e..97f877595 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/config.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/config.ex
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Config do
     Application.delete_env(:pleroma, key)
   end
 
+  def restrict_unauthenticated_access?(resource, kind) do
+    setting = get([:restrict_unauthenticated, resource, kind])
+
+    if setting in [nil, :if_instance_is_private] do
+      !get!([:instance, :public])
+    else
+      setting
+    end
+  end
+
   def oauth_consumer_strategies, do: get([:auth, :oauth_consumer_strategies], [])
 
   def oauth_consumer_enabled?, do: oauth_consumer_strategies() != []
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index d1436a688..ac065e9dc 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -311,10 +311,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
 
   def visible_for(_, _), do: :invisible
 
-  defp restrict_unauthenticated?(%User{local: local}) do
-    config_key = if local, do: :local, else: :remote
+  defp restrict_unauthenticated?(%User{local: true}) do
+    Config.restrict_unauthenticated_access?(:profiles, :local)
+  end
 
-    Config.get([:restrict_unauthenticated, :profiles, config_key], false)
+  defp restrict_unauthenticated?(%User{local: _}) do
+    Config.restrict_unauthenticated_access?(:profiles, :remote)
   end
 
   defp visible_account_status(user) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/visibility.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/visibility.ex
index 343f41caa..5c349bb7a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/visibility.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/visibility.ex
@@ -59,12 +59,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Visibility do
   end
 
   def visible_for_user?(%{local: local} = activity, nil) do
-    cfg_key =
-      if local,
-        do: :local,
-        else: :remote
+    cfg_key = if local, do: :local, else: :remote
 
-    if Pleroma.Config.get([:restrict_unauthenticated, :activities, cfg_key]),
+    if Pleroma.Config.restrict_unauthenticated_access?(:activities, cfg_key),
       do: false,
       else: is_public?(activity)
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/timeline_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/timeline_controller.ex
index ab7b1d6aa..9244316ed 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/timeline_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/timeline_controller.ex
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.TimelineController do
   import Pleroma.Web.ControllerHelper,
     only: [add_link_headers: 2, add_link_headers: 3]
 
+  alias Pleroma.Config
   alias Pleroma.Pagination
   alias Pleroma.Plugs.EnsurePublicOrAuthenticatedPlug
   alias Pleroma.Plugs.OAuthScopesPlug
@@ -89,11 +90,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.TimelineController do
   end
 
   defp restrict_unauthenticated?(true = _local_only) do
-    Pleroma.Config.get([:restrict_unauthenticated, :timelines, :local])
+    Config.restrict_unauthenticated_access?(:timelines, :local)
   end
 
   defp restrict_unauthenticated?(_) do
-    Pleroma.Config.get([:restrict_unauthenticated, :timelines, :federated])
+    Config.restrict_unauthenticated_access?(:timelines, :federated)
   end
 
   # GET /api/v1/timelines/public
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/preload/timelines.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/preload/timelines.ex
index 57de04051..b279a865d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/preload/timelines.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/preload/timelines.ex
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Preload.Providers.Timelines do
   end
 
   def build_public_tag(acc, params) do
-    if Pleroma.Config.get([:restrict_unauthenticated, :timelines, :federated], true) do
+    if Pleroma.Config.restrict_unauthenticated_access?(:timelines, :federated) do
       acc
     else
       Map.put(acc, @public_url, public_timeline(params))