diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/keyword_policy.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/keyword_policy.ex
index 073b86372..8f49d8bfb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/keyword_policy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/keyword_policy.ex
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ defp check_ftl_removal(%{"to" => to, "object" => %{"content" => content}} = mess
            string_matches?(content, pattern)
          end) do
       to = List.delete(to, "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public")
-      cc = ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" | [message["cc"] || []]]
+      cc = ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" | message["cc"] || []]
 
       message =
         message