Index: src/views/partials/fedi-node.ejs
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--- src/views/partials/fedi-node.ejs	(revision ef1853cad6f220d1c174ec46d96a43d9e5596693)
+++ src/views/partials/fedi-node.ejs	(revision 4d81de5db2cefacf9f554f61696388ca4fbb4a9d)
@@ -46,4 +46,5 @@
         <button type="submit" class="fedi-cact fedi-cact-boost<%= n.acted_boost ? ' is-on' : '' %>" title="<%= n.acted_boost ? t('tl.unboost') : t('fedi.boost_short') %>" aria-label="<%= n.acted_boost ? t('tl.unboost') : t('fedi.boost_short') %>"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><polyline points="17 1 21 5 17 9"/><path d="M3 11V9a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h14"/><polyline points="7 23 3 19 7 15"/><path d="M21 13v2a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H3"/></svg></button>
       </form>
+      <% if (locals.mayReply !== false) { %>
       <details class="fedi-owner-reply">
         <summary class="fedi-cact fedi-cact-reply" title="<%= t('fedi.remote_reply_short') %>" aria-label="<%= t('fedi.remote_reply_short') %>"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><polyline points="9 17 4 12 9 7"/><path d="M20 18v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H4"/></svg></summary>
@@ -57,4 +58,5 @@
         }) %>
       </details>
+      <% } %>
       <%# Owner moderation: report to their instance + remove (tombstoned: never comes back via re-delivery or thread-crawl). %>
       <form method="post" action="<%= _base %>/interactions/<%= n.id %>/report" class="fedi-owner-react" data-confirm="<%= t('fedi.mod_report_confirm') %>">