diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Channel.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Channel.kt
index 798ffcfad8..eb59a304c9 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Channel.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Channel.kt
@@ -48,7 +48,15 @@ abstract class Channel : NotesGatherer {
         return new
     }
 
-    open fun participatingAuthors() = notes.mapNotNull { key, value -> value.author }
+    open fun participatingAuthors(maxTimeLimit: Long) =
+        notes.mapNotNull { key, value ->
+            val createdAt = value.createdAt()
+            if (createdAt != null && createdAt > maxTimeLimit) {
+                value.author
+            } else {
+                null
+            }
+        }
 
     abstract fun toBestDisplayName(): String
 
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/channel/ChannelObservers.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/channel/ChannelObservers.kt
index 8977d67d48..4400ed68a9 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/channel/ChannelObservers.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/channel/ChannelObservers.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.nip28PublicChats.PublicChatChannel
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.nip53LiveActivities.LiveActivitiesChannel
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.AccountViewModel
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip53LiveActivities.streaming.LiveActivitiesEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.TimeUtils
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.ImmutableList
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentListOf
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.toImmutableList
@@ -85,10 +86,11 @@ fun observeChannelNoteAuthors(
 private fun channelToParticipatingUsers(
     channel: Channel,
     accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
+    maxTimeLimit: Long = TimeUtils.fifteenMinutesAgo(),
 ): ImmutableList<User> {
     val users = mutableSetOf<User>()
 
-    channel.participatingAuthors().forEach {
+    channel.participatingAuthors(maxTimeLimit).forEach {
         users.add(it)
     }
 
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/home/dal/HomeLiveFilter.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/home/dal/HomeLiveFilter.kt
index ef219b50f5..686837fb44 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/home/dal/HomeLiveFilter.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/home/dal/HomeLiveFilter.kt
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ class HomeLiveFilter(
     ): Boolean {
         val liveChannel =
             channel.info?.let {
+                val startedAt = it.starts()
                 it.createdAt > timeLimit &&
+                    (startedAt == null || (it.createdAt - startedAt) < TimeUtils.ONE_DAY) &&
                     it.status() == StatusTag.STATUS.LIVE &&
                     filterParams.match(it, channel.relays().toList())
             }