diff --git a/models/event.rb b/models/event.rb
index c53350d1..e1b22557 100644
--- a/models/event.rb
+++ b/models/event.rb
@@ -31,15 +31,13 @@ class Event < Sequel::Model
 
   def self.news_feed_default_dataset
     select(:events.*).
-    join(:sites, id: :site_id).
+    left_join(:sites, id: :site_id).
     left_join(Sequel[:sites].as(:actioning_sites), id: :events__actioning_site_id).
-    order(:events__created_at.desc).
-    exclude(events__is_deleted: true).
     exclude(sites__is_deleted: true).
-    exclude(sites__is_nsfw: true).
-    exclude(sites__is_crashing: true).
     exclude(actioning_sites__is_deleted: true).
-    where(follow_id: nil)
+    exclude(events__is_deleted: true).
+    where(follow_id: nil).
+    order(:events__created_at.desc)
   end
 
   def self.global_dataset
diff --git a/models/site.rb b/models/site.rb
index 262c9669..6cda3fbb 100644
--- a/models/site.rb
+++ b/models/site.rb
@@ -1390,8 +1390,7 @@ class Site < Sequel::Model
 
   def latest_events(current_page=1, current_site=nil, limit=Event::PAGINATION_LENGTH)
     site_id = self.id
-    ds = Event.news_feed_default_dataset.where{Sequel.|({site_id: site_id}, {actioning_site_id: site_id})}.
-    order(:created_at.desc)
+    ds = Event.news_feed_default_dataset.where{Sequel.|({site_id: site_id}, {actioning_site_id: site_id})}
 
     if current_site
       ds = ds.where(