diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af36526..c29c491 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 * Add `created_at` to event info dialog
 * Add signer status to profile page
 * Re-work bunker login flow
+* Only protect events if relay authenticates
 
 # 1.2.2
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
 
 * Fix sort order of thread comments
 * Fix link display when no title is available
-* Fix making profiles non-protected
+* Fix making profiles non-protect
 * Replace bunker url with relay claims for notifier auth
 * Add push notifications on all platforms
 * Add "mark all as read" on desktop
diff --git a/src/app/commands.ts b/src/app/commands.ts
index 9ec577e..63c2e4f 100644
--- a/src/app/commands.ts
+++ b/src/app/commands.ts
@@ -214,10 +214,19 @@ export const setInboxRelayPolicy = (url: string, enabled: boolean) => {
 
 // Relay access
 
-export const attemptAuth = (url: string) =>
-  Pool.get()
-    .get(url)
-    .auth.attemptAuth(e => signer.get()?.sign(e))
+export const attemptAuth = async (url: string) => {
+  const socket = Pool.get().get(url)
+
+  await socket.auth.attemptAuth(e => signer.get()?.sign(e))
+}
+
+export const canEnforceNip70 = async (url: string) => {
+  const socket = Pool.get().get(url)
+
+  await socket.auth.attemptAuth(e => signer.get()?.sign(e))
+
+  return socket.auth.status !== AuthStatus.None
+}
 
 export const checkRelayAccess = async (url: string, claim = "") => {
   const socket = Pool.get().get(url)
@@ -305,26 +314,29 @@ export const attemptRelayAccess = async (url: string, claim = "") => {
 
 // Actions
 
-export const makeDelete = ({event, tags = []}: {event: TrustedEvent; tags?: string[][]}) => {
+export type DeleteParams = {
+  protect: boolean
+  event: TrustedEvent
+  tags?: string[][]
+}
+
+export const makeDelete = ({protect, event, tags = []}: DeleteParams) => {
   const thisTags = [["k", String(event.kind)], ...tagEvent(event), ...tags]
   const groupTag = getTag("h", event.tags)
 
   if (groupTag) {
-    thisTags.push(PROTECTED, groupTag)
+    thisTags.push(groupTag)
+  }
+
+  if (protect) {
+    thisTags.push(PROTECTED)
   }
 
   return makeEvent(DELETE, {tags: thisTags})
 }
 
-export const publishDelete = ({
-  relays,
-  event,
-  tags = [],
-}: {
-  relays: string[]
-  event: TrustedEvent
-  tags?: string[][]
-}) => publishThunk({event: makeDelete({event, tags}), relays})
+export const publishDelete = ({relays, ...params}: DeleteParams & {relays: string[]}) =>
+  publishThunk({event: makeDelete(params), relays})
 
 export type ReportParams = {
   event: TrustedEvent
@@ -350,21 +362,24 @@ export const publishReport = ({
   publishThunk({event: makeReport({event, reason, content}), relays})
 
 export type ReactionParams = {
+  protect: boolean
   event: TrustedEvent
   content: string
   tags?: string[][]
 }
 
-export const makeReaction = ({content, event, tags: paramTags = []}: ReactionParams) => {
+export const makeReaction = ({protect, content, event, tags: paramTags = []}: ReactionParams) => {
   const tags = [...paramTags, ...tagEventForReaction(event)]
-
   const groupTag = getTag("h", event.tags)
 
   if (groupTag) {
-    tags.push(PROTECTED)
     tags.push(groupTag)
   }
 
+  if (protect) {
+    tags.push(PROTECTED)
+  }
+
   return makeEvent(REACTION, {content, tags})
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/components/AlertDelete.svelte b/src/app/components/AlertDelete.svelte
index 6f0830e..ba0878c 100644
--- a/src/app/components/AlertDelete.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/AlertDelete.svelte
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
   const {alert}: Props = $props()
 
   const confirm = () => {
-    publishDelete({event: alert.event, relays: [NOTIFIER_RELAY], tags: [["p", NOTIFIER_PUBKEY]]})
+    const relays = [NOTIFIER_RELAY]
+    const tags = [["p", NOTIFIER_PUBKEY]]
+
+    publishDelete({event: alert.event, relays, tags, protect: false})
     pushToast({message: "Your alert has been deleted!"})
     history.back()
   }
diff --git a/src/app/components/CalendarEventActions.svelte b/src/app/components/CalendarEventActions.svelte
index 7d71ccd..a932640 100644
--- a/src/app/components/CalendarEventActions.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/CalendarEventActions.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   import EventActivity from "@app/components/EventActivity.svelte"
   import EventActions from "@app/components/EventActions.svelte"
   import CalendarEventEdit from "@app/components/CalendarEventEdit.svelte"
-  import {publishDelete, publishReaction} from "@app/commands"
+  import {publishDelete, publishReaction, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
   import {makeCalendarPath} from "@app/routes"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/modal"
 
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@
 
   const editEvent = () => pushModal(CalendarEventEdit, {url, event})
 
-  const deleteReaction = (event: TrustedEvent) => publishDelete({relays: [url], event})
+  const deleteReaction = async (event: TrustedEvent) =>
+    publishDelete({relays: [url], event, protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 
-  const createReaction = (template: EventContent) =>
-    publishReaction({...template, event, relays: [url]})
+  const createReaction = async (template: EventContent) =>
+    publishReaction({...template, event, relays: [url], protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 </script>
 
 <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2">
diff --git a/src/app/components/CalendarEventForm.svelte b/src/app/components/CalendarEventForm.svelte
index d3cdf41..8cc32e1 100644
--- a/src/app/components/CalendarEventForm.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/CalendarEventForm.svelte
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   import {PROTECTED} from "@app/state"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
+  import {canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
 
   type Props = {
     url: string
@@ -63,19 +64,22 @@
     }
 
     const ed = await editor
-    const event = makeEvent(EVENT_TIME, {
-      content: ed.getText({blockSeparator: "\n"}).trim(),
-      tags: [
-        ["d", initialValues?.d || randomId()],
-        ["title", title],
-        ["location", location || ""],
-        ["start", start.toString()],
-        ["end", end.toString()],
-        ...daysBetween(start, end).map(D => ["D", D.toString()]),
-        ...ed.storage.nostr.getEditorTags(),
-        PROTECTED,
-      ],
-    })
+    const content = ed.getText({blockSeparator: "\n"}).trim()
+    const tags = [
+      ["d", initialValues?.d || randomId()],
+      ["title", title],
+      ["location", location || ""],
+      ["start", start.toString()],
+      ["end", end.toString()],
+      ...daysBetween(start, end).map(D => ["D", D.toString()]),
+      ...ed.storage.nostr.getEditorTags(),
+    ]
+
+    if (await canEnforceNip70(url)) {
+      tags.push(PROTECTED)
+    }
+
+    const event = makeEvent(EVENT_TIME, {content, tags})
 
     pushToast({message: "Your event has been saved!"})
     publishThunk({event, relays: [url]})
diff --git a/src/app/components/ChannelMessage.svelte b/src/app/components/ChannelMessage.svelte
index 830c9e7..c6a1db4 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ChannelMessage.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ChannelMessage.svelte
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   import ChannelMessageMenuButton from "@app/components/ChannelMessageMenuButton.svelte"
   import ChannelMessageMenuMobile from "@app/components/ChannelMessageMenuMobile.svelte"
   import {colors, ENABLE_ZAPS} from "@app/state"
-  import {publishDelete, publishReaction} from "@app/commands"
+  import {publishDelete, publishReaction, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/modal"
 
   interface Props {
@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@
 
   const openProfile = () => pushModal(ProfileDetail, {pubkey: event.pubkey, url})
 
-  const deleteReaction = (event: TrustedEvent) => publishDelete({relays: [url], event})
+  const deleteReaction = async (event: TrustedEvent) =>
+    publishDelete({relays: [url], event, protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 
-  const createReaction = (template: EventContent) =>
-    publishReaction({...template, event, relays: [url]})
+  const createReaction = async (template: EventContent) =>
+    publishReaction({...template, event, relays: [url], protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 </script>
 
 <TapTarget
diff --git a/src/app/components/ChannelMessageEmojiButton.svelte b/src/app/components/ChannelMessageEmojiButton.svelte
index 64137d1..9847ae4 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ChannelMessageEmojiButton.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ChannelMessageEmojiButton.svelte
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
   import type {NativeEmoji} from "emoji-picker-element/shared"
   import EmojiButton from "@lib/components/EmojiButton.svelte"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
-  import {publishReaction} from "@app/commands"
+  import {publishReaction, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
 
   const {url, event} = $props()
 
-  const onEmoji = (emoji: NativeEmoji) =>
-    publishReaction({event, relays: [url], content: emoji.unicode})
+  const onEmoji = async (emoji: NativeEmoji) =>
+    publishReaction({
+      event,
+      relays: [url],
+      content: emoji.unicode,
+      protect: await canEnforceNip70(url),
+    })
 </script>
 
 <EmojiButton {onEmoji} class="btn join-item btn-xs">
diff --git a/src/app/components/ChannelMessageMenuMobile.svelte b/src/app/components/ChannelMessageMenuMobile.svelte
index 10dd013..44be192 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ChannelMessageMenuMobile.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ChannelMessageMenuMobile.svelte
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   import EventInfo from "@app/components/EventInfo.svelte"
   import EventDeleteConfirm from "@app/components/EventDeleteConfirm.svelte"
   import {ENABLE_ZAPS} from "@app/state"
-  import {publishReaction} from "@app/commands"
+  import {publishReaction, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/modal"
 
   type Props = {
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@
 
   const {url, event, reply}: Props = $props()
 
-  const onEmoji = ((event: TrustedEvent, url: string, emoji: NativeEmoji) => {
+  const onEmoji = (async (event: TrustedEvent, url: string, emoji: NativeEmoji) => {
     history.back()
-    publishReaction({event, relays: [url], content: emoji.unicode})
+    publishReaction({
+      event,
+      relays: [url],
+      content: emoji.unicode,
+      protect: await canEnforceNip70(url),
+    })
   }).bind(undefined, event, url)
 
   const showEmojiPicker = () => pushModal(EmojiPicker, {onClick: onEmoji}, {replaceState: true})
diff --git a/src/app/components/ChatMessage.svelte b/src/app/components/ChatMessage.svelte
index 6b67d26..2464025 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ChatMessage.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ChatMessage.svelte
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
   const reply = () => replyTo(event)
 
   const deleteReaction = (event: TrustedEvent) =>
-    sendWrapped({template: makeDelete({event}), pubkeys})
+    sendWrapped({template: makeDelete({event, protect: false}), pubkeys})
 
   const createReaction = (template: EventContent) =>
-    sendWrapped({template: makeReaction({event, ...template}), pubkeys})
+    sendWrapped({template: makeReaction({event, protect: false, ...template}), pubkeys})
 
   const openProfile = () => pushModal(ProfileDetail, {pubkey: event.pubkey})
 
diff --git a/src/app/components/ChatMessageEmojiButton.svelte b/src/app/components/ChatMessageEmojiButton.svelte
index 159ef29..3abe04c 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ChatMessageEmojiButton.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ChatMessageEmojiButton.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   const {event, pubkeys}: Props = $props()
 
   const onEmoji = (emoji: NativeEmoji) =>
-    sendWrapped({template: makeReaction({event, content: emoji.unicode}), pubkeys})
+    sendWrapped({template: makeReaction({event, content: emoji.unicode, protect: false}), pubkeys})
 </script>
 
 <EmojiButton {onEmoji} class="btn join-item btn-xs">
diff --git a/src/app/components/ChatMessageMenuMobile.svelte b/src/app/components/ChatMessageMenuMobile.svelte
index 5d147c7..1b977e2 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ChatMessageMenuMobile.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ChatMessageMenuMobile.svelte
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
   const onEmoji = ((event: TrustedEvent, pubkeys: string[], emoji: NativeEmoji) => {
     history.back()
-    sendWrapped({template: makeReaction({event, content: emoji.unicode}), pubkeys})
+    sendWrapped({template: makeReaction({event, content: emoji.unicode, protect: false}), pubkeys})
   }).bind(undefined, event, pubkeys)
 
   const showEmojiPicker = () => pushModal(EmojiPicker, {onClick: onEmoji}, {replaceState: true})
diff --git a/src/app/components/CommentActions.svelte b/src/app/components/CommentActions.svelte
index faf6ed7..e0b16bf 100644
--- a/src/app/components/CommentActions.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/CommentActions.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   import ThunkStatusOrDeleted from "@app/components/ThunkStatusOrDeleted.svelte"
   import EventActivity from "@app/components/EventActivity.svelte"
   import EventActions from "@app/components/EventActions.svelte"
-  import {publishDelete, publishReaction} from "@app/commands"
+  import {publishDelete, publishReaction, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
   import {makeThreadPath} from "@app/routes"
 
   interface Props {
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 
   const path = makeThreadPath(url, event.id)
 
-  const deleteReaction = (event: TrustedEvent) => publishDelete({relays: [url], event})
+  const deleteReaction = async (event: TrustedEvent) =>
+    publishDelete({relays: [url], event, protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 
-  const createReaction = (template: EventContent) =>
-    publishReaction({...template, event, relays: [url]})
+  const createReaction = async (template: EventContent) =>
+    publishReaction({...template, event, relays: [url], protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 </script>
 
 <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2">
diff --git a/src/app/components/EventActions.svelte b/src/app/components/EventActions.svelte
index a608eac..ae9c709 100644
--- a/src/app/components/EventActions.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/EventActions.svelte
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   import EmojiButton from "@lib/components/EmojiButton.svelte"
   import EventMenu from "@app/components/EventMenu.svelte"
   import {ENABLE_ZAPS} from "@app/state"
-  import {publishReaction} from "@app/commands"
+  import {publishReaction, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
 
   type Props = {
     url: string
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@
 
   const hidePopover = () => popover?.hide()
 
-  const onEmoji = (emoji: NativeEmoji) =>
-    publishReaction({event, content: emoji.unicode, relays: [url]})
+  const onEmoji = async (emoji: NativeEmoji) =>
+    publishReaction({
+      event,
+      content: emoji.unicode,
+      relays: [url],
+      protect: await canEnforceNip70(url),
+    })
 
   let popover: Instance | undefined = $state()
 </script>
diff --git a/src/app/components/EventDeleteConfirm.svelte b/src/app/components/EventDeleteConfirm.svelte
index 5239143..3ee9a95 100644
--- a/src/app/components/EventDeleteConfirm.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/EventDeleteConfirm.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
   import Confirm from "@lib/components/Confirm.svelte"
-  import {publishDelete} from "@app/commands"
+  import {publishDelete, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
   import {clearModals} from "@app/modal"
 
   type Props = {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   const {url, event}: Props = $props()
 
   const confirm = async () => {
-    await publishDelete({event, relays: [url]})
+    await publishDelete({event, relays: [url], protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 
     clearModals()
   }
diff --git a/src/app/components/EventReply.svelte b/src/app/components/EventReply.svelte
index 7765c47..b70bc43 100644
--- a/src/app/components/EventReply.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/EventReply.svelte
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import ModalFooter from "@lib/components/ModalFooter.svelte"
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
-  import {publishComment} from "@app/commands"
+  import {publishComment, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
   import {PROTECTED} from "@app/state"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@
 
     const ed = await editor
     const content = ed.getText({blockSeparator: "\n"}).trim()
-    const tags = [...ed.storage.nostr.getEditorTags(), PROTECTED]
+    const tags = ed.storage.nostr.getEditorTags()
+
+    if (await canEnforceNip70(url)) {
+      tags.push(PROTECTED)
+    }
 
     if (!content) {
       return pushToast({
diff --git a/src/app/components/EventReportDetails.svelte b/src/app/components/EventReportDetails.svelte
index 42184d4..1bdfcc0 100644
--- a/src/app/components/EventReportDetails.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/EventReportDetails.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   import ModalHeader from "@lib/components/ModalHeader.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Profile from "@app/components/Profile.svelte"
-  import {publishDelete} from "@app/commands"
+  import {publishDelete, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
 
   const {url, event} = $props()
 
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
   const back = () => history.back()
 
-  const deleteReport = (report: TrustedEvent) => {
-    publishDelete({event: report, relays: [url]})
+  const deleteReport = async (report: TrustedEvent) => {
+    publishDelete({event: report, relays: [url], protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 
     if ($reports.length === 0) {
       history.back()
diff --git a/src/app/components/GoalActions.svelte b/src/app/components/GoalActions.svelte
index 06b9a69..012b57f 100644
--- a/src/app/components/GoalActions.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/GoalActions.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   import ThunkStatusOrDeleted from "@app/components/ThunkStatusOrDeleted.svelte"
   import EventActivity from "@app/components/EventActivity.svelte"
   import EventActions from "@app/components/EventActions.svelte"
-  import {publishDelete, publishReaction} from "@app/commands"
+  import {publishDelete, publishReaction, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
   import {makeGoalPath} from "@app/routes"
 
   interface Props {
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 
   const path = makeGoalPath(url, event.id)
 
-  const deleteReaction = (event: TrustedEvent) => publishDelete({relays: [url], event})
+  const deleteReaction = async (event: TrustedEvent) =>
+    publishDelete({relays: [url], event, protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 
-  const createReaction = (template: EventContent) =>
-    publishReaction({...template, event, relays: [url]})
+  const createReaction = async (template: EventContent) =>
+    publishReaction({...template, event, relays: [url], protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 </script>
 
 <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2">
diff --git a/src/app/components/GoalCreate.svelte b/src/app/components/GoalCreate.svelte
index b1ae664..b51c3b5 100644
--- a/src/app/components/GoalCreate.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/GoalCreate.svelte
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
   import {PROTECTED} from "@app/state"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
+  import {canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
 
   const {url} = $props()
 
@@ -47,9 +48,12 @@
       ["summary", summary],
       ["amount", String(amount)],
       ["relays", url],
-      PROTECTED,
     ]
 
+    if (await canEnforceNip70(url)) {
+      tags.push(PROTECTED)
+    }
+
     publishThunk({
       relays: [url],
       event: makeEvent(ZAP_GOAL, {content, tags}),
diff --git a/src/app/components/NoteItem.svelte b/src/app/components/NoteItem.svelte
index 50f2ca1..5da4918 100644
--- a/src/app/components/NoteItem.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/NoteItem.svelte
@@ -6,17 +6,23 @@
   import NoteContent from "@app/components/NoteContent.svelte"
   import NoteCard from "@app/components/NoteCard.svelte"
   import ReactionSummary from "@app/components/ReactionSummary.svelte"
-  import {publishDelete, publishReaction} from "@app/commands"
+  import {publishDelete, publishReaction, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
 
   const {url, event} = $props()
 
-  const deleteReaction = (event: TrustedEvent) => publishDelete({relays: [url], event})
+  const deleteReaction = async (event: TrustedEvent) =>
+    publishDelete({relays: [url], event, protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 
-  const createReaction = (template: EventContent) =>
-    publishReaction({...template, event, relays: [url]})
+  const createReaction = async (template: EventContent) =>
+    publishReaction({...template, event, relays: [url], protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 
-  const onEmoji = (emoji: NativeEmoji) =>
-    publishReaction({event, content: emoji.unicode, relays: [url]})
+  const onEmoji = async (emoji: NativeEmoji) =>
+    publishReaction({
+      event,
+      content: emoji.unicode,
+      relays: [url],
+      protect: await canEnforceNip70(url),
+    })
 </script>
 
 <NoteCard {event} {url} class="card2 bg-alt">
diff --git a/src/app/components/ThreadActions.svelte b/src/app/components/ThreadActions.svelte
index fa8e6cc..d26491a 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ThreadActions.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ThreadActions.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   import ThunkStatusOrDeleted from "@app/components/ThunkStatusOrDeleted.svelte"
   import EventActivity from "@app/components/EventActivity.svelte"
   import EventActions from "@app/components/EventActions.svelte"
-  import {publishDelete, publishReaction} from "@app/commands"
+  import {publishDelete, publishReaction, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
   import {makeThreadPath} from "@app/routes"
 
   interface Props {
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 
   const path = makeThreadPath(url, event.id)
 
-  const deleteReaction = (event: TrustedEvent) => publishDelete({relays: [url], event})
+  const deleteReaction = async (event: TrustedEvent) =>
+    publishDelete({relays: [url], event, protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 
-  const createReaction = (template: EventContent) =>
-    publishReaction({...template, event, relays: [url]})
+  const createReaction = async (template: EventContent) =>
+    publishReaction({...template, event, relays: [url], protect: await canEnforceNip70(url)})
 </script>
 
 <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2">
diff --git a/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte b/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte
index c0a77f3..1965b1e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
   import {PROTECTED} from "@app/state"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
+  import {canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
 
   const {url} = $props()
 
@@ -41,7 +42,11 @@
       })
     }
 
-    const tags = [...ed.storage.nostr.getEditorTags(), ["title", title], PROTECTED]
+    const tags = [...ed.storage.nostr.getEditorTags(), ["title", title]]
+
+    if (await canEnforceNip70(url)) {
+      tags.push(PROTECTED)
+    }
 
     publishThunk({
       relays: [url],
diff --git a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[room]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[room]/+page.svelte
index aa9b050..d6a1afe 100644
--- a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[room]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[room]/+page.svelte
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@
     REACTION_KINDS,
   } from "@app/state"
   import {setChecked, checked} from "@app/notifications"
-  import {addRoomMembership, removeRoomMembership, prependParent} from "@app/commands"
+  import {
+    addRoomMembership,
+    canEnforceNip70,
+    removeRoomMembership,
+    prependParent,
+  } from "@app/commands"
   import {PROTECTED} from "@app/state"
   import {makeFeed} from "@app/requests"
   import {popKey} from "@app/implicit"
@@ -101,9 +106,12 @@
     share = undefined
   }
 
-  const onSubmit = ({content, tags}: EventContent) => {
+  const onSubmit = async ({content, tags}: EventContent) => {
     tags.push(["h", room])
-    tags.push(PROTECTED)
+
+    if (await canEnforceNip70(url)) {
+      tags.push(PROTECTED)
+    }
 
     let template = {content, tags}
 
diff --git a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte
index dedc858..1d01006 100644
--- a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   import ChannelComposeParent from "@app/components/ChannelComposeParent.svelte"
   import {userSettingValues, decodeRelay, getEventsForUrl} from "@app/state"
   import {setChecked, checked} from "@app/notifications"
-  import {prependParent} from "@app/commands"
+  import {prependParent, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/commands"
   import {PROTECTED, REACTION_KINDS} from "@app/state"
   import {makeFeed} from "@app/requests"
   import {popKey} from "@app/implicit"
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@
     share = undefined
   }
 
-  const onSubmit = ({content, tags}: EventContent) => {
-    tags.push(PROTECTED)
+  const onSubmit = async ({content, tags}: EventContent) => {
+    if (await canEnforceNip70(url)) {
+      tags.push(PROTECTED)
+    }
 
     let template = {content, tags}