diff --git a/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift b/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
index 8322ff45..e611a2c1 100644
--- a/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
+++ b/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
@@ -98,14 +98,12 @@ struct BitchatApp: App {
                     // Try to parse as JSON first
                     if let data = sharedContent.data(using: .utf8),
                        let urlData = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as? [String: String],
-                       let url = urlData["url"],
-                       let title = urlData["title"] {
-                        // Send just emoji with hidden markdown link
-                        let markdownLink = "👇 [\(title)](\(url))"
-                        self.chatViewModel.sendMessage(markdownLink)
+                       let url = urlData["url"] {
+                        // Send plain URL
+                        self.chatViewModel.sendMessage(url)
                     } else {
                         // Fallback to simple URL
-                        self.chatViewModel.sendMessage("Shared link: \(sharedContent)")
+                        self.chatViewModel.sendMessage(sharedContent)
                     }
                 } else {
                     self.chatViewModel.sendMessage(sharedContent)
diff --git a/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift b/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift
index c866240c..fa805960 100644
--- a/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift
+++ b/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift
@@ -979,33 +979,8 @@ class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject {
             senderStyle.font = .system(size: 14, weight: .medium, design: .monospaced)
             result.append(sender.mergingAttributes(senderStyle))
             
-            // Process content with hashtags, mentions, and markdown links
-            var content = message.content
-            
-            // First, check if content starts with 👇 followed by markdown link
-            if content.hasPrefix("👇 [") {
-                // This is a URL share - remove everything after the emoji
-                if let linkStart = content.firstIndex(of: "[") {
-                    let indexBeforeLink = content.index(before: linkStart)
-                    content = String(content[..<indexBeforeLink])
-                }
-            } else {
-                // Handle normal markdown links
-                let markdownLinkPattern = #"\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)"#
-                if let markdownRegex = try? NSRegularExpression(pattern: markdownLinkPattern, options: []) {
-                    let markdownMatches = markdownRegex.matches(in: content, options: [], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: content.count))
-                    
-                    // Process matches in reverse order to maintain string indices
-                    for match in markdownMatches.reversed() {
-                        if let fullRange = Range(match.range, in: content),
-                           let titleRange = Range(match.range(at: 1), in: content) {
-                            // Normal markdown link - replace with just the title
-                            let linkTitle = String(content[titleRange])
-                            content.replaceSubrange(fullRange, with: linkTitle)
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            // Process content with hashtags and mentions
+            let content = message.content
             
             let hashtagPattern = "#([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)"
             let mentionPattern = "@([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)"
diff --git a/bitchat/Views/ContentView.swift b/bitchat/Views/ContentView.swift
index 1b394e18..204eb6d4 100644
--- a/bitchat/Views/ContentView.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Views/ContentView.swift
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 let windowedMessages = messages.suffix(100)
                 
                 ForEach(Array(windowedMessages), id: \.id) { message in
-                        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+                        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
                             // Check if current user is mentioned
                             let _ = message.mentions?.contains(viewModel.nickname) ?? false
                             
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                     .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
                             } else {
                                 // Regular messages with natural text wrapping
-                                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+                                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
                                     HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 0) {
                                         // Single text view for natural wrapping
                                         Text(viewModel.formatMessageAsText(message, colorScheme: colorScheme))
@@ -205,27 +205,14 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                         }
                                     }
                                     
-                                    // Check for links and show preview
-                                    if let markdownLink = message.content.extractMarkdownLink() {
-                                        // Don't show link preview if the message is just the emoji
-                                        let cleanContent = message.content.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
-                                        if cleanContent.hasPrefix("👇") {
-                                            LazyLinkPreviewView(
-                                                url: markdownLink.url,
-                                                title: markdownLink.title,
-                                                id: "\(message.id)-\(markdownLink.url.absoluteString)"
-                                            )
-                                        }
-                                    } else {
-                                        // Check for plain URLs
-                                        let urls = message.content.extractURLs()
-                                        ForEach(Array(urls.prefix(3).enumerated()), id: \.offset) { index, urlInfo in
-                                            LazyLinkPreviewView(
-                                                url: urlInfo.url,
-                                                title: nil,
-                                                id: "\(message.id)-\(urlInfo.url.absoluteString)"
-                                            )
-                                        }
+                                    // Check for plain URLs
+                                    let urls = message.content.extractURLs()
+                                    ForEach(Array(urls.prefix(3).enumerated()), id: \.offset) { index, urlInfo in
+                                        LazyLinkPreviewView(
+                                            url: urlInfo.url,
+                                            title: nil,
+                                            id: "\(message.id)-\(urlInfo.url.absoluteString)"
+                                        )
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
@@ -240,7 +227,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                 showMessageActions = true
                             }
                         }
-                        .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 2, leading: 12, bottom: 2, trailing: 12))
+                        .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 12, bottom: 0, trailing: 12))
                         .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
                         .listRowBackground(backgroundColor)
                     }
diff --git a/bitchat/Views/LinkPreviewView.swift b/bitchat/Views/LinkPreviewView.swift
index 74d30e1b..6f3875ba 100644
--- a/bitchat/Views/LinkPreviewView.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Views/LinkPreviewView.swift
@@ -410,50 +410,20 @@ extension String {
     func extractURLs() -> [(url: URL, range: Range<String.Index>)] {
         var urls: [(URL, Range<String.Index>)] = []
         
-        // Check for markdown-style links [title](url)
-        let markdownPattern = #"\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)"#
-        if let regex = try? NSRegularExpression(pattern: markdownPattern) {
-            let matches = regex.matches(in: self, range: NSRange(location: 0, length: self.utf16.count))
-            for match in matches {
-                if let urlRange = Range(match.range(at: 2), in: self),
-                   let url = URL(string: String(self[urlRange])),
-                   let fullRange = Range(match.range, in: self) {
-                    urls.append((url, fullRange))
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        
-        // Also check for plain URLs
+        // Check for plain URLs
         let types: NSTextCheckingResult.CheckingType = .link
         if let detector = try? NSDataDetector(types: types.rawValue) {
             let matches = detector.matches(in: self, range: NSRange(location: 0, length: self.utf16.count))
             for match in matches {
                 if let range = Range(match.range, in: self),
                    let url = match.url {
-                    // Don't add if this URL is already part of a markdown link
-                    let isPartOfMarkdown = urls.contains { $0.1.overlaps(range) }
-                    if !isPartOfMarkdown {
-                        urls.append((url, range))
-                    }
+                    urls.append((url, range))
                 }
             }
         }
         
         return urls
     }
-    
-    func extractMarkdownLink() -> (title: String, url: URL)? {
-        let pattern = #"\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)"#
-        if let regex = try? NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern),
-           let match = regex.firstMatch(in: self, range: NSRange(location: 0, length: self.utf16.count)) {
-            if let titleRange = Range(match.range(at: 1), in: self),
-               let urlRange = Range(match.range(at: 2), in: self),
-               let url = URL(string: String(self[urlRange])) {
-                return (String(self[titleRange]), url)
-            }
-        }
-        return nil
-    }
 }
 
 #Preview {