Webmention tweak: removing interactions from social sites

I see where Kevin is ripping out his Fediverse support from his blog comments based on a post by Manu, and I was moved to follow suit. Like every blogger in the history of the world probably, I post on my social media accounts when I post a new blog post: that's POSSE. I was using my own version of Bridgy to check those social media posts and then bring back any interactions to my own site. So, if you liked or commented on something I posted from my site to Mastodon, for example, the like would show up on my site with your little avatar saying you liked it with a link to your Mastodon account. Similarly, if you commented on my Mastodon post, I synced that post and showed it on my site in the comments section of the post. It always did feel a little icky. Someone replying to a post on Mastodon did not agree to, or really intend for, their comment and their avatar to show up in the comments section on my site, so it felt like I was doing something without people's consent. I feel there…