diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index 59d5272..a8f1193 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ async function loadStats() {
 async function loadFeed(force) {
     try {
         const allPosts = await invoke('get_feed');
-        const posts = allPosts.filter(p => p.intentKind !== 'direct');
+        const posts = allPosts.filter(p => p.intentKind !== 'direct' && !(p.intentKind === 'unknown' && (p.visibility === 'encrypted-for-me' || (p.isMe && p.recipients && p.recipients.length > 0))));
         // Fingerprint: post IDs + reaction counts + comment counts
         const fp = posts.map(p => `${p.id}:${(p.reactionCounts||[]).map(r=>r.emoji+r.count).join(',')}:${p.commentCount||0}`).join('|');
         if (!force && fp === _feedFingerprint) return;
@@ -687,20 +687,12 @@ async function loadFeed(force) {
     } catch (e) {
         feedList.innerHTML = `<p class="status-err">Error: ${e}</p>`;
     }
-    // Update feed badge if not currently viewing feed
-    if (currentTab !== 'feed' && _lastFeedViewMs > 0) {
-        try {
-            const allPosts = await invoke('get_feed');
-            const newCount = allPosts.filter(p => p.intentKind !== 'direct' && !p.isMe && p.timestampMs > _lastFeedViewMs).length;
-            updateTabBadge('feed', newCount);
-        } catch (_) {}
-    }
 }
 
 async function loadMyPosts(force) {
     try {
         const posts = await invoke('get_all_posts');
-        const mine = posts.filter(p => p.isMe && p.intentKind !== 'direct');
+        const mine = posts.filter(p => p.isMe && p.intentKind !== 'direct' && !(p.intentKind === 'unknown' && p.recipients && p.recipients.length > 0));
         const fp = mine.map(p => `${p.id}:${(p.reactionCounts||[]).map(r=>r.emoji+r.count).join(',')}:${p.commentCount||0}`).join('|');
         if (!force && fp === _myPostsFingerprint) return;
         _myPostsFingerprint = fp;
@@ -725,24 +717,6 @@ async function loadMyPosts(force) {
                 }
             }
         }
-        // Count posts with new engagement (before marking as seen)
-        if (currentTab !== 'myposts') {
-            let newEngagement = 0;
-            for (const p of mine) {
-                const totalReacts = (p.reactionCounts || []).reduce((sum, r) => sum + r.count, 0);
-                const totalComments = p.commentCount || 0;
-                if (totalReacts > 0 || totalComments > 0) {
-                    try {
-                        const seen = await invoke('get_seen_engagement', { postId: p.id });
-                        if (totalReacts > (seen.seenReactCount || 0) || totalComments > (seen.seenCommentCount || 0)) {
-                            newEngagement++;
-                        }
-                    } catch (_) { newEngagement++; }
-                }
-            }
-            updateTabBadge('myposts', newEngagement);
-        }
-
         // Mark all visible own posts' engagement as seen (DB-backed) when viewing tab
         if (currentTab === 'myposts') {
             for (const p of mine) {
@@ -2994,17 +2968,44 @@ async function init() {
     // Initial network indicator
     updateNetworkIndicator();
 
-    // Auto-refresh every 10 seconds
+    // Auto-refresh every 10 seconds — only the active tab
     setInterval(() => {
         if (currentTab === 'feed') loadFeed();
         if (currentTab === 'myposts') loadMyPosts();
         if (currentTab === 'people') { loadFollows(); loadPeers(); loadAudience(); }
         updateNetworkIndicator();
-        // Update badges for non-active tabs
-        if (currentTab !== 'feed') loadFeed();
-        if (currentTab !== 'myposts') loadMyPosts();
     }, 10000);
 
+    // Badge updates for non-active tabs — every 30 seconds (lightweight)
+    setInterval(async () => {
+        try {
+            // Feed badge
+            if (currentTab !== 'feed' && _lastFeedViewMs > 0) {
+                const allPosts = await invoke('get_feed');
+                const isDM = p => p.intentKind === 'direct' || (p.intentKind === 'unknown' && (p.visibility === 'encrypted-for-me' || (p.isMe && p.recipients && p.recipients.length > 0)));
+                const newCount = allPosts.filter(p => !isDM(p) && !p.isMe && p.timestampMs > _lastFeedViewMs).length;
+                updateTabBadge('feed', newCount);
+            }
+            // My Posts badge (new engagement)
+            if (currentTab !== 'myposts') {
+                const posts = await invoke('get_all_posts');
+                const mine = posts.filter(p => p.isMe && p.intentKind !== 'direct' && !(p.intentKind === 'unknown' && p.recipients && p.recipients.length > 0));
+                let newEngagement = 0;
+                for (const p of mine) {
+                    const totalReacts = (p.reactionCounts || []).reduce((sum, r) => sum + r.count, 0);
+                    const totalComments = p.commentCount || 0;
+                    if (totalReacts > 0 || totalComments > 0) {
+                        try {
+                            const seen = await invoke('get_seen_engagement', { postId: p.id });
+                            if (totalReacts > (seen.seenReactCount || 0) || totalComments > (seen.seenCommentCount || 0)) newEngagement++;
+                        } catch (_) { newEngagement++; }
+                    }
+                }
+                updateTabBadge('myposts', newEngagement);
+            }
+        } catch (_) {}
+    }, 30000);
+
     // Tiered DM polling: frequency based on recency of last message
     let _lastMsgPollMs = 0;
     setInterval(() => {