diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4982a3191..b75720f8d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - extended runtime module support, see config cheatsheet
 - quote posting; quotes are limited to public posts
 
+### Changed
+- quarantining is now considered absolutely; public activities are no longer
+  an exception.
+
 ### Fixed
 - Updated mastoFE path, for the newer version
 
diff --git a/config/description.exs b/config/description.exs
index f7e3c714f..32ed1956a 100644
--- a/config/description.exs
+++ b/config/description.exs
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@
         key_placeholder: "instance",
         value_placeholder: "reason",
         description:
-          "List of ActivityPub instances where private (DMs, followers-only) activities will not be sent and the reason for doing so",
+          "List of ActivityPub instances where activities will not be sent, and the reason for doing so",
         suggestions: [
           {"quarantined.com", "Reason"},
           {"*.quarantined.com", "Reason"}
diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md b/docs/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
index 7b0934fcf..fdc39c0de 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ To add configuration to your config file, you can copy it from the base config.
 * `federation_reachability_timeout_days`: Timeout (in days) of each external federation target being unreachable prior to pausing federating to it.
 * `allow_relay`: Permits remote instances to subscribe to all public posts of your instance. This may increase the visibility of your instance.
 * `public`: Makes the client API in authenticated mode-only except for user-profiles. Useful for disabling the Local Timeline and The Whole Known Network. Note that there is a dependent setting restricting or allowing unauthenticated access to specific resources, see `restrict_unauthenticated` for more details.
-* `quarantined_instances`: ActivityPub instances where private (DMs, followers-only) activities will not be send.
+* `quarantined_instances`: ActivityPub instances where activities will not be sent. They can still reach there via other means, we just won't send them.
 * `allowed_post_formats`: MIME-type list of formats allowed to be posted (transformed into HTML).
 * `extended_nickname_format`: Set to `true` to use extended local nicknames format (allows underscores/dashes). This will break federation with
     older software for theses nicknames.