diff --git a/src/components/Link.tsx b/src/components/Link.tsx
index 0a654fed28..8c963909be 100644
--- a/src/components/Link.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Link.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type BaseLinkProps = Pick<
    *
    * Note: atm this only works for `InlineLink`s with a string child.
    */
-  warnOnMismatchingTextChild?: boolean
+  disableMismatchWarning?: boolean
 
   /**
    * Callback for when the link is pressed. Prevent default and return `false`
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function useLink({
   to,
   displayText,
   action = 'push',
-  warnOnMismatchingTextChild,
+  disableMismatchWarning,
   onPress: outerOnPress,
 }: BaseLinkProps & {
   displayText: string
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export function useLink({
       if (exitEarlyIfFalse === false) return
 
       const requiresWarning = Boolean(
-        warnOnMismatchingTextChild &&
+        !disableMismatchWarning &&
           displayText &&
           isExternal &&
           linkRequiresWarning(href, displayText),
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export function useLink({
     },
     [
       outerOnPress,
-      warnOnMismatchingTextChild,
+      disableMismatchWarning,
       displayText,
       isExternal,
       href,
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export function useLink({
   }
 }
 
-export type LinkProps = Omit<BaseLinkProps, 'warnOnMismatchingTextChild'> &
+export type LinkProps = Omit<BaseLinkProps, 'disableMismatchWarning'> &
   Omit<ButtonProps, 'onPress' | 'disabled' | 'label'>
 
 /**
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export function InlineLink({
   children,
   to,
   action = 'push',
-  warnOnMismatchingTextChild,
+  disableMismatchWarning,
   style,
   onPress: outerOnPress,
   download,
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ export function InlineLink({
     to,
     displayText: stringChildren ? children : '',
     action,
-    warnOnMismatchingTextChild,
+    disableMismatchWarning,
     onPress: outerOnPress,
   })
   const {
diff --git a/src/components/RichText.tsx b/src/components/RichText.tsx
index 3d5f08026f..5d82d7e5ec 100644
--- a/src/components/RichText.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RichText.tsx
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ export function RichText({
             to={link.uri}
             style={[...styles, {pointerEvents: 'auto'}]}
             // @ts-ignore TODO
-            dataSet={WORD_WRAP}
-            warnOnMismatchingLabel>
+            dataSet={WORD_WRAP}>
             {toShortUrl(segment.text)}
           </InlineLink>,
         )
diff --git a/src/lib/strings/url-helpers.ts b/src/lib/strings/url-helpers.ts
index ef341154df..ba2cdb39bc 100644
--- a/src/lib/strings/url-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/lib/strings/url-helpers.ts
@@ -157,17 +157,11 @@ export function linkRequiresWarning(uri: string, label: string) {
 
   const host = urip.hostname.toLowerCase()
 
-  if (host === 'bsky.app') {
+  // Hosts that end with bsky.app or bsky.social should be trusted by default.
+  if (host.endsWith('bsky.app') || host.endsWith('bsky.social')) {
     // if this is a link to internal content,
     // warn if it represents itself as a URL to another app
-    if (
-      labelDomain &&
-      labelDomain !== 'bsky.app' &&
-      isPossiblyAUrl(labelDomain)
-    ) {
-      return true
-    }
-    return false
+    return !!labelDomain && labelDomain !== host && isPossiblyAUrl(labelDomain)
   } else {
     // if this is a link to external content,
     // warn if the label doesnt match the target
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/Link.tsx b/src/view/com/util/Link.tsx
index d52d3c0e61..e50fb7f091 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/Link.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/Link.tsx
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export const TextLink = memo(function TextLink({
   dataSet,
   title,
   onPress,
-  warnOnMismatchingLabel,
+  disableMismatchWarning,
   navigationAction,
   ...orgProps
 }: {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export const TextLink = memo(function TextLink({
   lineHeight?: number
   dataSet?: any
   title?: string
-  warnOnMismatchingLabel?: boolean
+  disableMismatchWarning?: boolean
   navigationAction?: 'push' | 'replace' | 'navigate'
 } & TextProps) {
   const {...props} = useLinkProps({to: sanitizeUrl(href)})
@@ -180,14 +180,14 @@ export const TextLink = memo(function TextLink({
   const {openModal, closeModal} = useModalControls()
   const openLink = useOpenLink()
 
-  if (warnOnMismatchingLabel && typeof text !== 'string') {
+  if (!disableMismatchWarning && typeof text !== 'string') {
     console.error('Unable to detect mismatching label')
   }
 
   props.onPress = React.useCallback(
     (e?: Event) => {
       const requiresWarning =
-        warnOnMismatchingLabel &&
+        !disableMismatchWarning &&
         linkRequiresWarning(href, typeof text === 'string' ? text : '')
       if (requiresWarning) {
         e?.preventDefault?.()
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export const TextLink = memo(function TextLink({
       navigation,
       href,
       text,
-      warnOnMismatchingLabel,
+      disableMismatchWarning,
       navigationAction,
       openLink,
     ],
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/text/RichText.tsx b/src/view/com/util/text/RichText.tsx
index 0ec3f3181c..f4ade30e55 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/text/RichText.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/text/RichText.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ export function RichText({
             href={link.uri}
             style={[style, lineHeightStyle, pal.link, {pointerEvents: 'auto'}]}
             dataSet={WORD_WRAP}
-            warnOnMismatchingLabel
             selectable={selectable}
           />,
         )
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Storybook/Links.tsx b/src/view/screens/Storybook/Links.tsx
index 3f18069069..f9ecfba554 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Storybook/Links.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Storybook/Links.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {View} from 'react-native'
 import {useTheme, atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 import {ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
 import {InlineLink, Link} from '#/components/Link'
-import {H1, H3, Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+import {H1, Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 
 export function Links() {
   const t = useTheme()
@@ -13,31 +13,19 @@ export function Links() {
       <H1>Links</H1>
 
       <View style={[a.gap_md, a.align_start]}>
-        <InlineLink
-          to="https://bsky.social"
-          warnOnMismatchingTextChild
-          style={[a.text_md]}>
-          External
+        <InlineLink to="https://google.com" style={[a.text_lg]}>
+          https://google.com
         </InlineLink>
-        <InlineLink to="https://bsky.social" style={[a.text_md, t.atoms.text]}>
-          <H3>External with custom children</H3>
+        <InlineLink to="https://google.com" style={[a.text_lg]}>
+          External with custom children (google.com)
         </InlineLink>
         <InlineLink
           to="https://bsky.social"
           style={[a.text_md, t.atoms.text_contrast_low]}>
-          External with custom children
+          Internal (bsky.social)
         </InlineLink>
-        <InlineLink
-          to="https://bsky.social"
-          warnOnMismatchingTextChild
-          style={[a.text_lg]}>
-          https://bsky.social
-        </InlineLink>
-        <InlineLink
-          to="https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app"
-          warnOnMismatchingTextChild
-          style={[a.text_md]}>
-          Internal
+        <InlineLink to="https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app" style={[a.text_md]}>
+          Internal (bsky.app)
         </InlineLink>
 
         <Link