diff --git a/packages/community-app/src/hooks/community/channels/useCommunityChannel.ts b/packages/community-app/src/hooks/community/channels/useCommunityChannel.ts
index 5540980f..c1f38642 100644
--- a/packages/community-app/src/hooks/community/channels/useCommunityChannel.ts
+++ b/packages/community-app/src/hooks/community/channels/useCommunityChannel.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export const useCommunityChannel = (props?: {
 }) => {
   const { odinId, communityId, channelId } = props || {};
   const dotYouClient = useDotYouClientContext();
-  const identity = dotYouClient.getIdentity();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
 
   const channelsQuery = useCommunityChannels({ odinId, communityId }).fetch;
@@ -28,10 +27,7 @@ export const useCommunityChannel = (props?: {
     community: HomebaseFile<CommunityDefinition>;
     channelName: string;
   }) => {
-    const members = community.fileMetadata.appData.content.members.filter(
-      (recipient) => recipient !== identity
-    );
-    return await saveCommunityChannel(dotYouClient, community, members, channelName);
+    return await saveCommunityChannel(dotYouClient, community, channelName);
   };
 
   return {
diff --git a/packages/js-lib/src/public/posts/PostEmojiReactionProvider.ts b/packages/js-lib/src/public/posts/PostEmojiReactionProvider.ts
index e3de5667..ea32ab9a 100644
--- a/packages/js-lib/src/public/posts/PostEmojiReactionProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/js-lib/src/public/posts/PostEmojiReactionProvider.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { ReactionFile } from '../../core/DriveData/File/DriveFileReactionTypes';
 import { tryJsonParse } from '../../helpers/DataUtil';
 import { GetTargetDriveFromChannelId } from './PostDefinitionProvider';
 import { EmojiReactionSummary } from './PostReactionProvider';
-import { RawReactionContent, ReactionContext } from './PostTypes';
+import { ReactionContext } from './PostTypes';
 
 interface ServerReactionsSummary {
   reactions: { reactionContent: string; count: number }[];
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const emojiRootTransit = '/transit/reactions';
 const emojiRoot = '/drive/files/reactions';
 export const saveEmojiReaction = async (
   dotYouClient: DotYouClient,
-  emoji: RawReactionContent,
+  emoji: { body: string },
   context: ReactionContext
 ): Promise<string> => {
   const isLocal = context.odinId === dotYouClient.getIdentity();
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const saveEmojiReaction = async (
 
 export const removeEmojiReaction = async (
   dotYouClient: DotYouClient,
-  emoji: RawReactionContent,
+  emoji: { body: string; authorOdinId?: string | undefined },
   context: ReactionContext
 ): Promise<string> => {
   const isLocal = context.odinId === dotYouClient.getIdentity();