diff --git a/activitypub.py b/activitypub.py
index 31a8d0b1..ba9b10c9 100644
--- a/activitypub.py
+++ b/activitypub.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class ActivityPub(Protocol):
     LABEL = 'activitypub'
 
     @classmethod
-    def send(cls, url, activity, *, user=None):
+    def send(cls, url, activity, *, user=None, log_data=True):
         """Sends an outgoing activity.
 
         To be implemented by subclasses.
@@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ def send(cls, url, activity, *, user=None):
             url: str, destination URL to send to
             activity: dict, AS1 activity to send
             user: :class:`User` this is on behalf of
+            log_data: boolean, whether to log full data object
 
         Raises:
             :class:`werkzeug.HTTPException` if the request fails
         """
-        raise NotImplementedError()
+        return signed_post(url, user=user, log_data=True, data=activity)
 
     @classmethod
     def fetch(cls, id, obj, *, user=None):
@@ -234,26 +235,27 @@ def accept_follow(cls, obj, user):
                 'object': followee_actor_url,
             }
         }
-        # TODO: generic send()
-        return signed_post(inbox, data=accept, user=user)
 
+        return cls.send(inbox, accept, user=user)
 
-def signed_get(url, user, **kwargs):
-    return signed_request(util.requests_get, url, user, **kwargs)
 
+def signed_get(url, *, user=None, **kwargs):
+    return signed_request(util.requests_get, url, user=user, **kwargs)
 
-def signed_post(url, user, **kwargs):
+
+def signed_post(url, *, user=None, **kwargs):
     assert user
-    return signed_request(util.requests_post, url, user, **kwargs)
+    return signed_request(util.requests_post, url, user=user, **kwargs)
 
 
-def signed_request(fn, url, user, data=None, log_data=True, headers=None, **kwargs):
+def signed_request(fn, url, *, user=None, data=None, log_data=True,
+                   headers=None, **kwargs):
     """Wraps requests.* and adds HTTP Signature.
 
     Args:
       fn: :func:`util.requests_get` or  :func:`util.requests_get`
       url: str
-      user: :class:`User` to sign request with
+      user: optional :class:`User` to sign request with
       data: optional AS2 object
       log_data: boolean, whether to log full data object
       kwargs: passed through to requests
diff --git a/follow.py b/follow.py
index 2d3b8956..b779ba27 100644
--- a/follow.py
+++ b/follow.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def finish(self, auth_entity, state=None):
             'actor': common.host_url(domain),
             'to': [as2.PUBLIC_AUDIENCE],
        }
-        activitypub.signed_post(inbox, user=user, data=follow_as2)
+        activitypub.ActivityPub.send(inbox, follow_as2, user=user)
 
         Follower.get_or_create(dest=id, src=domain, status='active',
                                 last_follow=follow_as2)
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def finish(self, auth_entity, state=None):
             'actor': common.host_url(domain),
             'object': follower.last_follow,
        }
-        activitypub.signed_post(inbox, user=user, data=unfollow_as2)
+        activitypub.ActivityPub.send(inbox, unfollow_as2, user=user)
 
         follower.status = 'inactive'
         follower.put()
diff --git a/webmention.py b/webmention.py
index e6b3489e..f2cc3423 100644
--- a/webmention.py
+++ b/webmention.py
@@ -217,9 +217,8 @@ def try_activitypub(self):
                                        last_follow=self.source_as2)
 
             try:
-                last = activitypub.signed_post(inbox, user=self.user,
-                                               data=self.source_as2,
-                                               log_data=log_data)
+                last = activitypub.ActivityPub.send(
+                    inbox, self.source_as2, user=self.user, log_data=log_data)
                 obj.delivered.append(target)
                 last_success = last
             except BaseException as e: