diff --git a/src/components/moderation/ContentHider.tsx b/src/components/moderation/ContentHider.tsx
index 490d1ae478..6ae9b66693 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/ContentHider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/moderation/ContentHider.tsx
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export function ContentHider({
           label={_(
             msg`Learn more about the moderation applied to this content.`,
           )}
-          style={[a.pt_xs]}>
+          style={[a.pt_sm]}>
           {state => (
             <Text
               style={[
@@ -136,17 +136,19 @@ export function ContentHider({
                 t.atoms.text_contrast_medium,
                 a.text_left,
               ]}>
-              <Trans>
-                Labeled by {sanitizeDisplayName(desc.source!)}.{' '}
-                <Text
-                  style={[
-                    {color: t.palette.primary_500},
-                    a.text_sm,
-                    state.hovered && [web({textDecoration: 'underline'})],
-                  ]}>
-                  Learn more.
-                </Text>
-              </Trans>
+              {desc.sourceType === 'user' ? (
+                <Trans>Labeled by the author.</Trans>
+              ) : (
+                <Trans>Labeled by {sanitizeDisplayName(desc.source!)}.</Trans>
+              )}{' '}
+              <Text
+                style={[
+                  {color: t.palette.primary_500},
+                  a.text_sm,
+                  state.hovered && [web({textDecoration: 'underline'})],
+                ]}>
+                <Trans>Learn more.</Trans>
+              </Text>
             </Text>
           )}
         </Button>
diff --git a/src/components/moderation/ModerationDetailsDialog.tsx b/src/components/moderation/ModerationDetailsDialog.tsx
index 6e28c0f182..16a388d1b5 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/ModerationDetailsDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/moderation/ModerationDetailsDialog.tsx
@@ -124,12 +124,16 @@ function ModerationDetailsDialogInner({
           <Text style={[t.atoms.text, a.text_md, a.leading_snug, a.mt_lg]}>
             <Trans>
               This label was applied by{' '}
-              <InlineLink
-                to={makeProfileLink({did: modcause.label.src, handle: ''})}
-                onPress={() => control.close()}
-                style={a.text_md}>
-                @{desc.source}
-              </InlineLink>
+              {modcause.source.type === 'user' ? (
+                'the author'
+              ) : (
+                <InlineLink
+                  to={makeProfileLink({did: modcause.label.src, handle: ''})}
+                  onPress={() => control.close()}
+                  style={a.text_md}>
+                  @{desc.source}
+                </InlineLink>
+              )}
               .
             </Trans>
           </Text>
diff --git a/src/lib/moderation/useModerationCauseDescription.ts b/src/lib/moderation/useModerationCauseDescription.ts
index 35ad8349f8..10c2b4ed28 100644
--- a/src/lib/moderation/useModerationCauseDescription.ts
+++ b/src/lib/moderation/useModerationCauseDescription.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {ModerationCause} from '@atproto/api'
+import {ModerationCause, ModerationCauseSource} from '@atproto/api'
 import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {useGlobalLabelStrings} from './useGlobalLabelStrings'
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface ModerationCauseDescription {
   name: string
   description: string
   source?: string
+  sourceType?: ModerationCauseSource['type']
 }
 
 export function useModerationCauseDescription(
@@ -114,7 +115,11 @@ export function useModerationCauseDescription(
           : CircleInfo,
       name: strings.name,
       description: strings.description,
-      source: labeler?.creator.displayName || labeler?.creator.handle,
+      source:
+        labeler?.creator.displayName ||
+        (labeler?.creator.handle ? '@' + labeler?.creator.handle : undefined) ||
+        cause.label.src,
+      sourceType: cause.source.type,
     }
   }
   // should never happen