diff --git a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
index 9b2c463e84..f37ece5dfe 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import {useStores} from 'state/index'
 import {PostMeta} from '../util/PostMeta'
 import {PostEmbeds} from '../util/post-embeds'
 import {PostCtrls} from '../util/PostCtrls'
-import {PostContainer} from '../util/PostContainer'
-import {ContentContainer} from '../util/ContentContainer'
+import {PostHider} from '../util/moderation/PostHider'
+import {ContentHider} from '../util/moderation/ContentHider'
 import {ErrorMessage} from '../util/error/ErrorMessage'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export const PostThreadItem = observer(function PostThreadItem({
           </View>
         </View>
         <View style={[s.pl10, s.pr10, s.pb10]}>
-          <ContentContainer
+          <ContentHider
             isMuted={item.post.author.viewer?.muted === true}
             labels={item.post.labels}>
             {item.richText?.text ? (
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export const PostThreadItem = observer(function PostThreadItem({
               </View>
             ) : undefined}
             <PostEmbeds embed={item.post.embed} style={s.mb10} />
-          </ContentContainer>
+          </ContentHider>
           {item._isHighlightedPost && hasEngagement ? (
             <View style={[styles.expandedInfo, pal.border]}>
               {item.post.repostCount ? (
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ export const PostThreadItem = observer(function PostThreadItem({
   } else {
     return (
       <>
-        <PostContainer
+        <PostHider
           testID={`postThreadItem-by-${item.post.author.handle}`}
           href={itemHref}
           style={[styles.outer, {borderTopColor: pal.colors.border}, pal.view]}
@@ -315,17 +315,22 @@ export const PostThreadItem = observer(function PostThreadItem({
                 postHref={itemHref}
                 did={item.post.author.did}
               />
-              {item.richText?.text ? (
-                <View style={styles.postTextContainer}>
-                  <RichText
-                    type="post-text"
-                    richText={item.richText}
-                    style={pal.text}
-                    lineHeight={1.3}
-                  />
-                </View>
-              ) : undefined}
-              <PostEmbeds embed={item.post.embed} style={s.mb10} />
+              <ContentHider
+                isMuted={item.post.author.viewer?.muted === true}
+                labels={item.post.labels}
+                containerStyle={styles.contentHider}>
+                {item.richText?.text ? (
+                  <View style={styles.postTextContainer}>
+                    <RichText
+                      type="post-text"
+                      richText={item.richText}
+                      style={pal.text}
+                      lineHeight={1.3}
+                    />
+                  </View>
+                ) : undefined}
+                <PostEmbeds embed={item.post.embed} style={s.mb10} />
+              </ContentHider>
               <PostCtrls
                 itemUri={itemUri}
                 itemCid={itemCid}
@@ -353,7 +358,7 @@ export const PostThreadItem = observer(function PostThreadItem({
               />
             </View>
           </View>
-        </PostContainer>
+        </PostHider>
         {item._hasMore ? (
           <Link
             style={[
@@ -441,6 +446,9 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     paddingHorizontal: 0,
     paddingBottom: 10,
   },
+  contentHider: {
+    marginTop: 4,
+  },
   expandedInfo: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     padding: 10,
diff --git a/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx b/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
index 01847b05b6..f41810e821 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
@@ -7,17 +7,22 @@ import {
   View,
   ViewStyle,
 } from 'react-native'
+import {AppBskyFeedPost as FeedPost} from '@atproto/api'
 import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite'
 import Clipboard from '@react-native-clipboard/clipboard'
 import {AtUri} from '@atproto/api'
 import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
-import {PostThreadModel} from 'state/models/content/post-thread'
+import {
+  PostThreadModel,
+  PostThreadItemModel,
+} from 'state/models/content/post-thread'
 import {Link} from '../util/Link'
 import {UserInfoText} from '../util/UserInfoText'
 import {PostMeta} from '../util/PostMeta'
 import {PostEmbeds} from '../util/post-embeds'
 import {PostCtrls} from '../util/PostCtrls'
-import {PostContainer} from '../util/PostContainer'
+import {PostHider} from '../util/moderation/PostHider'
+import {ContentHider} from '../util/moderation/ContentHider'
 import {Text} from '../util/text/Text'
 import {RichText} from '../util/text/RichText'
 import * as Toast from '../util/Toast'
@@ -88,147 +93,186 @@ export const Post = observer(function Post({
 
   // loaded
   // =
-  const item = view.thread
-  const record = view.thread.postRecord
-
-  const itemUri = item.post.uri
-  const itemCid = item.post.cid
-  const itemUrip = new AtUri(item.post.uri)
-  const itemHref = `/profile/${item.post.author.handle}/post/${itemUrip.rkey}`
-  const itemTitle = `Post by ${item.post.author.handle}`
-  const authorHref = `/profile/${item.post.author.handle}`
-  const authorTitle = item.post.author.handle
-  let replyAuthorDid = ''
-  if (record.reply) {
-    const urip = new AtUri(record.reply.parent?.uri || record.reply.root.uri)
-    replyAuthorDid = urip.hostname
-  }
-  const onPressReply = () => {
-    store.shell.openComposer({
-      replyTo: {
-        uri: item.post.uri,
-        cid: item.post.cid,
-        text: record.text as string,
-        author: {
-          handle: item.post.author.handle,
-          displayName: item.post.author.displayName,
-          avatar: item.post.author.avatar,
-        },
-      },
-    })
-  }
-  const onPressToggleRepost = () => {
-    return item
-      .toggleRepost()
-      .catch(e => store.log.error('Failed to toggle repost', e))
-  }
-  const onPressToggleLike = () => {
-    return item
-      .toggleLike()
-      .catch(e => store.log.error('Failed to toggle like', e))
-  }
-  const onCopyPostText = () => {
-    Clipboard.setString(record.text)
-    Toast.show('Copied to clipboard')
-  }
-  const onOpenTranslate = () => {
-    Linking.openURL(
-      encodeURI(`https://translate.google.com/#auto|en|${record?.text || ''}`),
-    )
-  }
-  const onDeletePost = () => {
-    item.delete().then(
-      () => {
-        setDeleted(true)
-        Toast.show('Post deleted')
-      },
-      e => {
-        store.log.error('Failed to delete post', e)
-        Toast.show('Failed to delete post, please try again')
-      },
-    )
-  }
 
   return (
-    <PostContainer
-      href={itemHref}
-      style={[styles.outer, pal.view, pal.border, style]}
-      isMuted={item.post.author.viewer?.muted === true}
-      labels={item.post.labels}>
-      {showReplyLine && <View style={styles.replyLine} />}
-      <View style={styles.layout}>
-        <View style={styles.layoutAvi}>
-          <Link href={authorHref} title={authorTitle} asAnchor>
-            <UserAvatar size={52} avatar={item.post.author.avatar} />
-          </Link>
-        </View>
-        <View style={styles.layoutContent}>
-          <PostMeta
-            authorHandle={item.post.author.handle}
-            authorDisplayName={item.post.author.displayName}
-            timestamp={item.post.indexedAt}
-            postHref={itemHref}
-            did={item.post.author.did}
-          />
-          {replyAuthorDid !== '' && (
-            <View style={[s.flexRow, s.mb2, s.alignCenter]}>
-              <FontAwesomeIcon
-                icon="reply"
-                size={9}
-                style={[pal.textLight, s.mr5]}
-              />
-              <Text type="sm" style={[pal.textLight, s.mr2]} lineHeight={1.2}>
-                Reply to
-              </Text>
-              <UserInfoText
-                type="sm"
-                did={replyAuthorDid}
-                attr="displayName"
-                style={[pal.textLight]}
-              />
-            </View>
-          )}
-          {item.richText?.text ? (
-            <View style={styles.postTextContainer}>
-              <RichText
-                type="post-text"
-                richText={item.richText}
-                lineHeight={1.3}
-              />
-            </View>
-          ) : undefined}
-          <PostEmbeds embed={item.post.embed} style={s.mb10} />
-          <PostCtrls
-            itemUri={itemUri}
-            itemCid={itemCid}
-            itemHref={itemHref}
-            itemTitle={itemTitle}
-            author={{
-              avatar: item.post.author.avatar!,
-              handle: item.post.author.handle,
-              displayName: item.post.author.displayName!,
-            }}
-            indexedAt={item.post.indexedAt}
-            text={item.richText?.text || record.text}
-            isAuthor={item.post.author.did === store.me.did}
-            replyCount={item.post.replyCount}
-            repostCount={item.post.repostCount}
-            likeCount={item.post.likeCount}
-            isReposted={!!item.post.viewer?.repost}
-            isLiked={!!item.post.viewer?.like}
-            onPressReply={onPressReply}
-            onPressToggleRepost={onPressToggleRepost}
-            onPressToggleLike={onPressToggleLike}
-            onCopyPostText={onCopyPostText}
-            onOpenTranslate={onOpenTranslate}
-            onDeletePost={onDeletePost}
-          />
-        </View>
-      </View>
-    </PostContainer>
+    <PostLoaded
+      view={view}
+      item={view.thread}
+      record={view.thread.postRecord}
+      setDeleted={setDeleted}
+      showReplyLine={showReplyLine}
+      style={style}
+    />
   )
 })
 
+const PostLoaded = observer(
+  ({
+    item,
+    record,
+    setDeleted,
+    showReplyLine,
+    style,
+  }: {
+    item: PostThreadItemModel
+    record: FeedPost.Record
+    setDeleted: (v: boolean) => void
+    showReplyLine?: boolean
+    style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
+  }) => {
+    const pal = usePalette('default')
+    const store = useStores()
+
+    const itemUri = item.post.uri
+    const itemCid = item.post.cid
+    const itemUrip = new AtUri(item.post.uri)
+    const itemHref = `/profile/${item.post.author.handle}/post/${itemUrip.rkey}`
+    const itemTitle = `Post by ${item.post.author.handle}`
+    const authorHref = `/profile/${item.post.author.handle}`
+    const authorTitle = item.post.author.handle
+    let replyAuthorDid = ''
+    if (record.reply) {
+      const urip = new AtUri(record.reply.parent?.uri || record.reply.root.uri)
+      replyAuthorDid = urip.hostname
+    }
+    const onPressReply = React.useCallback(() => {
+      store.shell.openComposer({
+        replyTo: {
+          uri: item.post.uri,
+          cid: item.post.cid,
+          text: record.text as string,
+          author: {
+            handle: item.post.author.handle,
+            displayName: item.post.author.displayName,
+            avatar: item.post.author.avatar,
+          },
+        },
+      })
+    }, [store, item, record])
+
+    const onPressToggleRepost = React.useCallback(() => {
+      return item
+        .toggleRepost()
+        .catch(e => store.log.error('Failed to toggle repost', e))
+    }, [item, store])
+
+    const onPressToggleLike = React.useCallback(() => {
+      return item
+        .toggleLike()
+        .catch(e => store.log.error('Failed to toggle like', e))
+    }, [item, store])
+
+    const onCopyPostText = React.useCallback(() => {
+      Clipboard.setString(record.text)
+      Toast.show('Copied to clipboard')
+    }, [record])
+
+    const onOpenTranslate = React.useCallback(() => {
+      Linking.openURL(
+        encodeURI(
+          `https://translate.google.com/#auto|en|${record?.text || ''}`,
+        ),
+      )
+    }, [record])
+
+    const onDeletePost = React.useCallback(() => {
+      item.delete().then(
+        () => {
+          setDeleted(true)
+          Toast.show('Post deleted')
+        },
+        e => {
+          store.log.error('Failed to delete post', e)
+          Toast.show('Failed to delete post, please try again')
+        },
+      )
+    }, [item, setDeleted, store])
+
+    return (
+      <PostHider
+        href={itemHref}
+        style={[styles.outer, pal.view, pal.border, style]}
+        isMuted={item.post.author.viewer?.muted === true}
+        labels={item.post.labels}>
+        {showReplyLine && <View style={styles.replyLine} />}
+        <View style={styles.layout}>
+          <View style={styles.layoutAvi}>
+            <Link href={authorHref} title={authorTitle} asAnchor>
+              <UserAvatar size={52} avatar={item.post.author.avatar} />
+            </Link>
+          </View>
+          <View style={styles.layoutContent}>
+            <PostMeta
+              authorHandle={item.post.author.handle}
+              authorDisplayName={item.post.author.displayName}
+              timestamp={item.post.indexedAt}
+              postHref={itemHref}
+              did={item.post.author.did}
+            />
+            {replyAuthorDid !== '' && (
+              <View style={[s.flexRow, s.mb2, s.alignCenter]}>
+                <FontAwesomeIcon
+                  icon="reply"
+                  size={9}
+                  style={[pal.textLight, s.mr5]}
+                />
+                <Text type="sm" style={[pal.textLight, s.mr2]} lineHeight={1.2}>
+                  Reply to
+                </Text>
+                <UserInfoText
+                  type="sm"
+                  did={replyAuthorDid}
+                  attr="displayName"
+                  style={[pal.textLight]}
+                />
+              </View>
+            )}
+            <ContentHider
+              labels={item.post.labels}
+              containerStyle={styles.contentHider}>
+              {item.richText?.text ? (
+                <View style={styles.postTextContainer}>
+                  <RichText
+                    type="post-text"
+                    richText={item.richText}
+                    lineHeight={1.3}
+                  />
+                </View>
+              ) : undefined}
+              <PostEmbeds embed={item.post.embed} style={s.mb10} />
+            </ContentHider>
+            <PostCtrls
+              itemUri={itemUri}
+              itemCid={itemCid}
+              itemHref={itemHref}
+              itemTitle={itemTitle}
+              author={{
+                avatar: item.post.author.avatar!,
+                handle: item.post.author.handle,
+                displayName: item.post.author.displayName!,
+              }}
+              indexedAt={item.post.indexedAt}
+              text={item.richText?.text || record.text}
+              isAuthor={item.post.author.did === store.me.did}
+              replyCount={item.post.replyCount}
+              repostCount={item.post.repostCount}
+              likeCount={item.post.likeCount}
+              isReposted={!!item.post.viewer?.repost}
+              isLiked={!!item.post.viewer?.like}
+              onPressReply={onPressReply}
+              onPressToggleRepost={onPressToggleRepost}
+              onPressToggleLike={onPressToggleLike}
+              onCopyPostText={onCopyPostText}
+              onOpenTranslate={onOpenTranslate}
+              onDeletePost={onDeletePost}
+            />
+          </View>
+        </View>
+      </PostHider>
+    )
+  },
+)
+
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   outer: {
     padding: 10,
@@ -259,4 +303,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     borderLeftWidth: 2,
     borderLeftColor: colors.gray2,
   },
+  contentHider: {
+    marginTop: 4,
+  },
 })
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx
index 2d9289a395..e6c58f7c34 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import {UserInfoText} from '../util/UserInfoText'
 import {PostMeta} from '../util/PostMeta'
 import {PostCtrls} from '../util/PostCtrls'
 import {PostEmbeds} from '../util/post-embeds'
-import {PostContainer} from '../util/PostContainer'
+import {PostHider} from '../util/moderation/PostHider'
+import {ContentHider} from '../util/moderation/ContentHider'
 import {RichText} from '../util/text/RichText'
 import * as Toast from '../util/Toast'
 import {UserAvatar} from '../util/UserAvatar'
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ export const FeedItem = observer(function ({
   ]
 
   return (
-    <PostContainer
+    <PostHider
       testID={`feedItem-by-${item.post.author.handle}`}
       style={outerStyles}
       href={itemHref}
@@ -221,16 +222,20 @@ export const FeedItem = observer(function ({
               />
             </View>
           )}
-          {item.richText?.text ? (
-            <View style={styles.postTextContainer}>
-              <RichText
-                type="post-text"
-                richText={item.richText}
-                lineHeight={1.3}
-              />
-            </View>
-          ) : undefined}
-          <PostEmbeds embed={item.post.embed} style={styles.embed} />
+          <ContentHider
+            labels={item.post.labels}
+            containerStyle={styles.contentHider}>
+            {item.richText?.text ? (
+              <View style={styles.postTextContainer}>
+                <RichText
+                  type="post-text"
+                  richText={item.richText}
+                  lineHeight={1.3}
+                />
+              </View>
+            ) : undefined}
+            <PostEmbeds embed={item.post.embed} style={styles.embed} />
+          </ContentHider>
           <PostCtrls
             style={styles.ctrls}
             itemUri={itemUri}
@@ -259,7 +264,7 @@ export const FeedItem = observer(function ({
           />
         </View>
       </View>
-    </PostContainer>
+    </PostHider>
   )
 })
 
@@ -322,6 +327,9 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     flexWrap: 'wrap',
     paddingBottom: 4,
   },
+  contentHider: {
+    marginTop: 4,
+  },
   embed: {
     marginBottom: 6,
   },
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/ContentContainer.tsx b/src/view/com/util/moderation/ContentHider.tsx
similarity index 88%
rename from src/view/com/util/ContentContainer.tsx
rename to src/view/com/util/moderation/ContentHider.tsx
index 85d85037f8..e9749efe75 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/ContentContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/moderation/ContentHider.tsx
@@ -9,21 +9,23 @@ import {
 import {ComAtprotoLabelDefs} from '@atproto/api'
 import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
-import {Text} from './text/Text'
+import {Text} from '../text/Text'
 import {getLabelValueGroup} from 'lib/labeling/helpers'
 import {addStyle} from 'lib/styles'
 
-export function ContentContainer({
+export function ContentHider({
   testID,
   isMuted,
   labels,
   style,
+  containerStyle,
   children,
 }: React.PropsWithChildren<{
   testID?: string
-  isMuted: boolean
+  isMuted?: boolean
   labels: ComAtprotoLabelDefs.Label[] | undefined
   style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
+  containerStyle?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
 }>) {
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const [override, setOverride] = React.useState(false)
@@ -43,17 +45,13 @@ export function ContentContainer({
   }
 
   return (
-    <View style={[styles.container, pal.view, pal.border]}>
+    <View style={[styles.container, pal.view, pal.border, containerStyle]}>
       <View
         style={[
           styles.description,
           pal.viewLight,
           override && styles.descriptionOpen,
         ]}>
-        <FontAwesomeIcon
-          icon={['far', 'eye-slash']}
-          style={[styles.icon, pal.text]}
-        />
         <Text type="md" style={pal.textLight}>
           {isMuted ? (
             <>Post from an account you muted.</>
@@ -92,7 +90,8 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     flexDirection: 'row',
     alignItems: 'center',
     paddingVertical: 14,
-    paddingHorizontal: 18,
+    paddingLeft: 14,
+    paddingRight: 18,
     borderRadius: 12,
   },
   descriptionOpen: {
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     marginLeft: 'auto',
   },
   childrenContainer: {
-    paddingHorizontal: 8,
+    paddingHorizontal: 12,
     paddingTop: 8,
   },
   child: {},
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/PostContainer.tsx b/src/view/com/util/moderation/PostHider.tsx
similarity index 87%
rename from src/view/com/util/PostContainer.tsx
rename to src/view/com/util/moderation/PostHider.tsx
index 08807346ab..8d25fd38ba 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/PostContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/moderation/PostHider.tsx
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import {
 import {ComAtprotoLabelDefs} from '@atproto/api'
 import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
-import {Link} from './Link'
-import {Text} from './text/Text'
+import {Link} from '../Link'
+import {Text} from '../text/Text'
 import {getLabelValueGroup} from 'lib/labeling/helpers'
 import {addStyle} from 'lib/styles'
 
-export function PostContainer({
+export function PostHider({
   testID,
   href,
   isMuted,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function PostContainer({
 }: React.PropsWithChildren<{
   testID?: string
   href: string
-  isMuted: boolean
+  isMuted: boolean | undefined
   labels: ComAtprotoLabelDefs.Label[] | undefined
   style: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
 }>) {
@@ -32,7 +32,14 @@ export function PostContainer({
   const [override, setOverride] = React.useState(false)
   const bg = override ? pal.viewLight : pal.view
 
-  if (!isMuted && !labels?.length) {
+  const label = labels?.[0] // TODO use config to settle on most relevant item
+  const labelGroup = getLabelValueGroup(label?.val || '')
+  if (labelGroup.id === 'illegal') {
+    return <></>
+  }
+
+  if (!isMuted) {
+    // NOTE: any further label enforcement should occur in ContentContainer
     return (
       <Link testID={testID} style={style} href={href} noFeedback>
         {children}
@@ -40,12 +47,6 @@ export function PostContainer({
     )
   }
 
-  const label = labels?.[0] // TODO use config to settle on most relevant item
-  const labelGroup = getLabelValueGroup(label?.val || '')
-  if (labelGroup.id === 'illegal') {
-    return <></>
-  }
-
   return (
     <>
       <View style={[styles.description, bg, pal.border]}>
@@ -54,13 +55,7 @@ export function PostContainer({
           style={[styles.icon, pal.text]}
         />
         <Text type="md" style={pal.textLight}>
-          {isMuted ? (
-            <>Post from an account you muted.</>
-          ) : label ? (
-            <>Warning: {labelGroup.title}</>
-          ) : (
-            ''
-          )}
+          Post from an account you muted.
         </Text>
         <TouchableOpacity
           style={styles.showBtn}