diff --git a/app/utils/mastodon.py b/app/utils/mastodon.py
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+from pathlib import Path
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+from app.webfinger import get_actor_url
+
+
+def _load_mastodon_following_accounts_csv_file(path: str) -> list[str]:
+    handles = []
+    for line in Path(path).read_text().splitlines()[1:]:
+        handle = line.split(",")[0]
+        handles.append(handle)
+
+    return handles
+
+
+async def get_actor_urls_from_following_accounts_csv_file(
+    path: str,
+) -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
+    actor_urls = []
+    for handle in _load_mastodon_following_accounts_csv_file(path):
+        try:
+            actor_url = await get_actor_url(handle)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.error("Failed to fetch actor URL for {handle=}")
+        else:
+            if actor_url:
+                actor_urls.append((handle, actor_url))
+            else:
+                logger.info(f"No actor URL found for {handle=}")
+
+    return actor_urls