diff --git a/src/providers/chatterino/ChatterinoBadges.cpp b/src/providers/chatterino/ChatterinoBadges.cpp
index 433121093..446dfb10a 100644
--- a/src/providers/chatterino/ChatterinoBadges.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/chatterino/ChatterinoBadges.cpp
@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QJsonValue>
 #include <QThread>
+#include <QUrl>
 #include "common/NetworkRequest.hpp"
 #include "common/Outcome.hpp"
 #include "messages/Emote.hpp"
 
-#include <QUrl>
-
-#include <map>
-
 namespace chatterino {
 void ChatterinoBadges::initialize(Settings &settings, Paths &paths)
 {
@@ -24,6 +21,8 @@ ChatterinoBadges::ChatterinoBadges()
 
 boost::optional<EmotePtr> ChatterinoBadges::getBadge(const UserId &id)
 {
+    std::shared_lock lock(this->mutex_);
+
     auto it = badgeMap.find(id.string);
     if (it != badgeMap.end())
     {
@@ -37,8 +36,12 @@ void ChatterinoBadges::loadChatterinoBadges()
     static QUrl url("https://api.chatterino.com/badges");
 
     NetworkRequest(url)
+        .concurrent()
         .onSuccess([this](auto result) -> Outcome {
             auto jsonRoot = result.parseJson();
+
+            std::unique_lock lock(this->mutex_);
+
             int index = 0;
             for (const auto &jsonBadge_ : jsonRoot.value("badges").toArray())
             {
diff --git a/src/providers/chatterino/ChatterinoBadges.hpp b/src/providers/chatterino/ChatterinoBadges.hpp
index 62c81a65d..f80a43b0b 100644
--- a/src/providers/chatterino/ChatterinoBadges.hpp
+++ b/src/providers/chatterino/ChatterinoBadges.hpp
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 #include <common/Singleton.hpp>
-
-#include "common/Aliases.hpp"
-
-#include <map>
+#include <shared_mutex>
+#include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
+#include "common/Aliases.hpp"
+#include "util/QStringHash.hpp"
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ public:
 
 private:
     void loadChatterinoBadges();
-    std::map<QString, int> badgeMap;
+
+    std::shared_mutex mutex_;
+
+    std::unordered_map<QString, int> badgeMap;
     std::vector<EmotePtr> emotes;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/providers/ffz/FfzBadges.cpp b/src/providers/ffz/FfzBadges.cpp
index d6a5f8421..51c754042 100644
--- a/src/providers/ffz/FfzBadges.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/ffz/FfzBadges.cpp
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QJsonValue>
 #include <QThread>
+#include <QUrl>
+#include <map>
+#include <shared_mutex>
 #include "common/NetworkRequest.hpp"
 #include "common/Outcome.hpp"
 #include "messages/Emote.hpp"
 
-#include <QUrl>
-
-#include <map>
-
 namespace chatterino {
 
 void FfzBadges::initialize(Settings &settings, Paths &paths)
@@ -21,6 +20,8 @@ void FfzBadges::initialize(Settings &settings, Paths &paths)
 
 boost::optional<EmotePtr> FfzBadges::getBadge(const UserId &id)
 {
+    std::shared_lock lock(this->mutex_);
+
     auto it = this->badgeMap.find(id.string);
     if (it != this->badgeMap.end())
     {
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ boost::optional<EmotePtr> FfzBadges::getBadge(const UserId &id)
 }
 boost::optional<QColor> FfzBadges::getBadgeColor(const UserId &id)
 {
+    std::shared_lock lock(this->mutex_);
+
     auto badgeIt = this->badgeMap.find(id.string);
     if (badgeIt != this->badgeMap.end())
     {
@@ -49,6 +52,8 @@ void FfzBadges::loadFfzBadges()
 
     NetworkRequest(url)
         .onSuccess([this](auto result) -> Outcome {
+            std::unique_lock lock(this->mutex_);
+
             auto jsonRoot = result.parseJson();
             int index = 0;
             for (const auto &jsonBadge_ : jsonRoot.value("badges").toArray())
diff --git a/src/providers/ffz/FfzBadges.hpp b/src/providers/ffz/FfzBadges.hpp
index 30a6857a8..57632bc39 100644
--- a/src/providers/ffz/FfzBadges.hpp
+++ b/src/providers/ffz/FfzBadges.hpp
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 #include <common/Singleton.hpp>
 
 #include "common/Aliases.hpp"
+#include "util/QStringHash.hpp"
 
 #include <map>
+#include <shared_mutex>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace chatterino {
@@ -24,9 +26,12 @@ public:
 
 private:
     void loadFfzBadges();
-    std::map<QString, int> badgeMap;
+
+    std::shared_mutex mutex_;
+
+    std::unordered_map<QString, int> badgeMap;
     std::vector<EmotePtr> badges;
-    std::map<int, QColor> colorMap;
+    std::unordered_map<int, QColor> colorMap;
 };
 
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchAccount.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchAccount.cpp
index b0e2a6ccd..ff6d23859 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchAccount.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchAccount.cpp
@@ -101,14 +101,17 @@ void TwitchAccount::loadBlocks()
     getHelix()->loadBlocks(
         getApp()->accounts->twitch.getCurrent()->userId_,
         [this](std::vector<HelixBlock> blocks) {
-            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(this->ignoresMutex_);
-            this->ignores_.clear();
+            auto ignores = this->ignores_.access();
+            auto userIds = this->ignoresUserIds_.access();
+            ignores->clear();
+            userIds->clear();
 
             for (const HelixBlock &block : blocks)
             {
                 TwitchUser blockedUser;
                 blockedUser.fromHelixBlock(block);
-                this->ignores_.insert(blockedUser);
+                ignores->insert(blockedUser);
+                userIds->insert(blockedUser.id);
             }
         },
         [] {
@@ -125,9 +128,11 @@ void TwitchAccount::blockUser(QString userId, std::function<void()> onSuccess,
             TwitchUser blockedUser;
             blockedUser.id = userId;
             {
-                std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(this->ignoresMutex_);
+                auto ignores = this->ignores_.access();
+                auto userIds = this->ignoresUserIds_.access();
 
-                this->ignores_.insert(blockedUser);
+                ignores->insert(blockedUser);
+                userIds->insert(blockedUser.id);
             }
             onSuccess();
         },
@@ -143,9 +148,11 @@ void TwitchAccount::unblockUser(QString userId, std::function<void()> onSuccess,
             TwitchUser ignoredUser;
             ignoredUser.id = userId;
             {
-                std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(this->ignoresMutex_);
+                auto ignores = this->ignores_.access();
+                auto userIds = this->ignoresUserIds_.access();
 
-                this->ignores_.erase(ignoredUser);
+                ignores->erase(ignoredUser);
+                userIds->erase(ignoredUser.id);
             }
             onSuccess();
         },
@@ -169,11 +176,14 @@ void TwitchAccount::checkFollow(const QString targetUserID,
                               [] {});
 }
 
-std::set<TwitchUser> TwitchAccount::getBlocks() const
+AccessGuard<const std::set<TwitchUser>> TwitchAccount::accessBlocks() const
 {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(this->ignoresMutex_);
+    return this->ignores_.accessConst();
+}
 
-    return this->ignores_;
+AccessGuard<const std::set<QString>> TwitchAccount::accessBlockedUserIds() const
+{
+    return this->ignoresUserIds_.accessConst();
 }
 
 void TwitchAccount::loadEmotes()
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchAccount.hpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchAccount.hpp
index 3b2dab951..cde25ddc6 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchAccount.hpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchAccount.hpp
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ public:
     void checkFollow(const QString targetUserID,
                      std::function<void(FollowResult)> onFinished);
 
-    std::set<TwitchUser> getBlocks() const;
+    AccessGuard<const std::set<QString>> accessBlockedUserIds() const;
+    AccessGuard<const std::set<TwitchUser>> accessBlocks() const;
 
     void loadEmotes();
     void loadUserstateEmotes(QStringList emoteSetKeys);
@@ -128,7 +129,8 @@ private:
 
     mutable std::mutex ignoresMutex_;
     QElapsedTimer userstateEmotesTimer_;
-    std::set<TwitchUser> ignores_;
+    UniqueAccess<std::set<TwitchUser>> ignores_;
+    UniqueAccess<std::set<QString>> ignoresUserIds_;
 
     //    std::map<UserId, TwitchAccountEmoteData> emotes;
     UniqueAccess<TwitchAccountEmoteData> emotes_;
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.cpp
index 2b55eb32d..bd4be9a5e 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.cpp
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ void TwitchChannel::loadRecentMessages()
                    .arg(getSettings()->twitchMessageHistoryLimit);
 
     NetworkRequest(url)
+        .concurrent()
         .onSuccess([weak = weakOf<Channel>(this)](auto result) -> Outcome {
             auto shared = weak.lock();
             if (!shared)
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
index d3108bd04..182e88720 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
@@ -143,28 +143,28 @@ bool TwitchMessageBuilder::isIgnored() const
     {
         auto sourceUserID = this->tags.value("user-id").toString();
 
-        for (const auto &user : app->accounts->twitch.getCurrent()->getBlocks())
-        {
-            if (sourceUserID == user.id)
-            {
-                switch (static_cast<ShowIgnoredUsersMessages>(
-                    getSettings()->showBlockedUsersMessages.getValue()))
-                {
-                    case ShowIgnoredUsersMessages::IfModerator:
-                        if (this->channel->isMod() ||
-                            this->channel->isBroadcaster())
-                            return false;
-                        break;
-                    case ShowIgnoredUsersMessages::IfBroadcaster:
-                        if (this->channel->isBroadcaster())
-                            return false;
-                        break;
-                    case ShowIgnoredUsersMessages::Never:
-                        break;
-                }
+        auto blocks =
+            app->accounts->twitch.getCurrent()->accessBlockedUserIds();
 
-                return true;
+        if (auto it = blocks->find(sourceUserID); it != blocks->end())
+        {
+            switch (static_cast<ShowIgnoredUsersMessages>(
+                getSettings()->showBlockedUsersMessages.getValue()))
+            {
+                case ShowIgnoredUsersMessages::IfModerator:
+                    if (this->channel->isMod() ||
+                        this->channel->isBroadcaster())
+                        return false;
+                    break;
+                case ShowIgnoredUsersMessages::IfBroadcaster:
+                    if (this->channel->isBroadcaster())
+                        return false;
+                    break;
+                case ShowIgnoredUsersMessages::Never:
+                    break;
             }
+
+            return true;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/UserInfoPopup.cpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/UserInfoPopup.cpp
index 27dfb5cf6..b27e2e698 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/UserInfoPopup.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/UserInfoPopup.cpp
@@ -697,13 +697,11 @@ void UserInfoPopup::updateUserData()
 
         // get ignore state
         bool isIgnoring = false;
-        for (const auto &blockedUser : currentUser->getBlocks())
+
+        if (auto blocks = currentUser->accessBlockedUserIds();
+            blocks->find(user.id) != blocks->end())
         {
-            if (user.id == blockedUser.id)
-            {
-                isIgnoring = true;
-                break;
-            }
+            isIgnoring = true;
         }
 
         // get ignoreHighlights state
diff --git a/src/widgets/settingspages/IgnoresPage.cpp b/src/widgets/settingspages/IgnoresPage.cpp
index 73843f9f7..ccb494d17 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settingspages/IgnoresPage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/settingspages/IgnoresPage.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,10 @@ void IgnoresPage::onShow()
     }
 
     QStringList users;
-    for (const auto &blockedUser : user->getBlocks())
+
+    auto blocks = app->accounts->twitch.getCurrent()->accessBlocks();
+
+    for (const auto &blockedUser : *blocks)
     {
         users << blockedUser.name;
     }