diff --git a/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go b/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go
index dce850c3..3a608520 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go
@@ -556,7 +556,8 @@ func getTopicInfoFromResponse(resp *tg.MessagesForumTopics, channelID int64, top
 
 func (t *TelegramClient) getDMPowerLevels(ghost *bridgev2.Ghost) *bridgev2.PowerLevelOverrides {
 	var plo bridgev2.PowerLevelOverrides
-	if ghost.Metadata.(*GhostMetadata).Blocked {
+	// TODO use per-login metadata for blocked status
+	if /*ghost.Metadata.(*GhostMetadata).Blocked*/ false {
 		// Don't allow sending messages to blocked users
 		plo.EventsDefault = superadminPowerLevel
 	} else {
diff --git a/pkg/connector/handletelegram.go b/pkg/connector/handletelegram.go
index b5b93ac8..7ea9d692 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/handletelegram.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/handletelegram.go
@@ -675,10 +675,9 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) onUserName(ctx context.Context, e tg.Entities, update *
 
 	var userInfo bridgev2.UserInfo
 
-	if !ghost.Metadata.(*GhostMetadata).IsContact {
-		name := util.FormatFullName(update.FirstName, update.LastName, false, update.UserID)
-		userInfo.Name = &name
-	}
+	// TODO anti-contact-name logic
+	name := util.FormatFullName(update.FirstName, update.LastName, false, update.UserID)
+	userInfo.Name = &name
 
 	if len(update.Usernames) > 0 {
 		for _, ident := range ghost.Identifiers {
@@ -1251,6 +1250,10 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) onChatDefaultBannedRights(ctx context.Context, entities
 }
 
 func (t *TelegramClient) onPeerBlocked(ctx context.Context, e tg.Entities, update *tg.UpdatePeerBlocked) error {
+	// TODO fix this after adding storage for block status (getDMPowerLevels also needs updating)
+	if true {
+		return nil
+	}
 	var userID networkid.UserID
 	if peer, ok := update.PeerID.(*tg.PeerUser); ok {
 		userID = ids.MakeUserID(peer.UserID)
@@ -1264,13 +1267,6 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) onPeerBlocked(ctx context.Context, e tg.Entities, updat
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	ghost.UpdateInfo(ctx, &bridgev2.UserInfo{
-		ExtraUpdates: func(ctx context.Context, g *bridgev2.Ghost) bool {
-			updated := g.Metadata.(*GhostMetadata).Blocked != update.Blocked
-			g.Metadata.(*GhostMetadata).Blocked = update.Blocked
-			return updated
-		},
-	})
 
 	// Find portals that are DMs with the user
 	res := t.main.Bridge.QueueRemoteEvent(t.userLogin, &simplevent.ChatResync{
diff --git a/pkg/connector/metadata.go b/pkg/connector/metadata.go
index bb2f22df..528c9057 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/metadata.go
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ type GhostMetadata struct {
 	IsPremium bool `json:"is_premium,omitempty"`
 	IsBot     bool `json:"is_bot,omitempty"`
 	IsChannel bool `json:"is_channel,omitempty"`
-	IsContact bool `json:"is_contact,omitempty"`
-	Blocked   bool `json:"blocked,omitempty"`
 	Deleted   bool `json:"deleted,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/connector/userinfo.go b/pkg/connector/userinfo.go
index f4269be7..ed23f11a 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/userinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/userinfo.go
@@ -128,10 +128,9 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) wrapUserInfo(ctx context.Context, u tg.UserClass) (*bri
 		ExtraUpdates: func(ctx context.Context, ghost *bridgev2.Ghost) (changed bool) {
 			meta := ghost.Metadata.(*GhostMetadata)
 			if !user.Min {
-				changed = changed || meta.IsPremium != user.Premium || meta.IsBot != user.Bot || meta.IsContact != user.Contact
+				changed = changed || meta.IsPremium != user.Premium || meta.IsBot != user.Bot
 				meta.IsPremium = user.Premium
 				meta.IsBot = user.Bot
-				meta.IsContact = user.Contact
 				meta.Deleted = user.Deleted
 			}
 			return changed