CFC: change to section 7.1.2 "Inbox Forwarding" of ActivityPub spec to clarify activity versus object

Issue 441 on the ActivityPub spec notes that there's an error in
section 7.1.2 that suggests that objects, and not just activities, can be
forwarded:

https://github.com/w3c/activitypub/issues/441

To correct this, there is a proposed erratum:

In section 7.1.2 "Forwarding from Inbox", the third relevance check says
The server MUST only target the values of to, cc, and/or audience on the
original object being forwarded. However, it's important to note that only
activities, not any object, would be forwarded this way. One solution is to
replace the word "object" with "activity" in the sentence so it reads The
server MUST only target the values of to, cc, and/or audience on the
original activity being forwarded.


This is a call for consensus to add this to the Errata for ActivityPub and
update the editor's draft accordingly. In the absence of objections before
12 Dec 2025 AOE EOD, I will add and apply this change.

Evan

Received on Friday, 28 November 2025 17:44:50 UTC