diff --git a/src/lib/strings/display-names.ts b/src/lib/strings/display-names.ts
index d157550009..e0f23fa2cc 100644
--- a/src/lib/strings/display-names.ts
+++ b/src/lib/strings/display-names.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function sanitizeDisplayName(
   moderation?: ModerationUI,
 ): string {
   if (moderation?.blur) {
-    return `⚠ Display name hidden`
+    return ''
   }
   if (typeof str === 'string') {
     return str.replace(CHECK_MARKS_RE, '').replace(CONTROL_CHARS_RE, '').trim()
diff --git a/src/screens/Profile/Header/ProfileHeaderStandard.tsx b/src/screens/Profile/Header/ProfileHeaderStandard.tsx
index cf104c476b..b22caf7bf2 100644
--- a/src/screens/Profile/Header/ProfileHeaderStandard.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Profile/Header/ProfileHeaderStandard.tsx
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ let ProfileHeaderStandard = ({
           _(
             msg`Following ${sanitizeDisplayName(
               profile.displayName || profile.handle,
+              moderation.ui('displayName'),
             )}`,
           ),
         )
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ let ProfileHeaderStandard = ({
           _(
             msg`No longer following ${sanitizeDisplayName(
               profile.displayName || profile.handle,
+              moderation.ui('displayName'),
             )}`,
           ),
         )
diff --git a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
index b55e67f17e..44a93b783f 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ let PostThreadItemLoaded = ({
                     {sanitizeDisplayName(
                       post.author.displayName ||
                         sanitizeHandle(post.author.handle),
+                      moderation.ui('displayName'),
                     )}
                   </Text>
                 </Link>
@@ -469,6 +470,7 @@ let PostThreadItemLoaded = ({
                 }>
                 <PostMeta
                   author={post.author}
+                  moderation={moderation}
                   authorHasWarning={!!post.author.labels?.length}
                   timestamp={post.indexedAt}
                   postHref={postHref}
diff --git a/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx b/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
index ce1930c043..adf953b461 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ function PostInner({
         <View style={styles.layoutContent}>
           <PostMeta
             author={post.author}
+            moderation={moderation}
             authorHasWarning={!!post.author.labels?.length}
             timestamp={post.indexedAt}
             postHref={itemHref}
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx
index 16c20be13b..01929d679f 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/FeedItem.tsx
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ let FeedItemInner = ({
                     numberOfLines={1}
                     text={sanitizeDisplayName(
                       reason.by.displayName || sanitizeHandle(reason.by.handle),
+                      moderation.ui('displayName'),
                     )}
                     href={makeProfileLink(reason.by)}
                   />
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ let FeedItemInner = ({
         <View style={styles.layoutContent}>
           <PostMeta
             author={post.author}
+            moderation={moderation}
             authorHasWarning={!!post.author.labels?.length}
             timestamp={post.indexedAt}
             postHref={href}
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx b/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
index 3795dcf136..398c1ad414 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {sanitizeHandle} from 'lib/strings/handles'
 import {isAndroid, isWeb} from 'platform/detection'
 import {TimeElapsed} from './TimeElapsed'
 import {makeProfileLink} from 'lib/routes/links'
-import {ModerationUI} from '@atproto/api'
+import {ModerationDecision, ModerationUI} from '@atproto/api'
 import {usePrefetchProfileQuery} from '#/state/queries/profile'
 
 interface PostMetaOpts {
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ interface PostMetaOpts {
     handle: string
     displayName?: string | undefined
   }
+  moderation: ModerationDecision | undefined
   authorHasWarning: boolean
   postHref: string
   timestamp: string
@@ -57,7 +58,11 @@ let PostMeta = (opts: PostMetaOpts): React.ReactNode => {
           lineHeight={1.2}
           text={
             <>
-              {sanitizeDisplayName(displayName)}&nbsp;
+              {sanitizeDisplayName(
+                displayName,
+                opts.moderation?.ui('displayName'),
+              )}
+              &nbsp;
               <Text
                 type="md"
                 numberOfLines={1}
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/QuoteEmbed.tsx b/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/QuoteEmbed.tsx
index 44b4f94617..ae490fb639 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/QuoteEmbed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/QuoteEmbed.tsx
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ export function QuoteEmbed({
         <View pointerEvents="none">
           <PostMeta
             author={quote.author}
+            moderation={moderation}
             showAvatar
             authorHasWarning={false}
             postHref={itemHref}
diff --git a/src/view/screens/DebugMod.tsx b/src/view/screens/DebugMod.tsx
index c2f178df5e..a0ff44ec28 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/DebugMod.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/DebugMod.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import {H1, H3, P, Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {useLabelStrings} from '#/lib/moderation/useLabelStrings'
 import * as Toggle from '#/components/forms/Toggle'
 import * as ToggleButton from '#/components/forms/ToggleButton'
-import * as TextField from '#/components/forms/TextField'
 import {Button, ButtonIcon, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
 import {Check_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Check} from '#/components/icons/Check'
 import {
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ export const DebugModScreen = ({}: NativeStackScreenProps<
   const [visibility, setVisiblity] = React.useState<string[]>(['hide'])
   const [customLabelDef, setCustomLabelDef] =
     React.useState<ComAtprotoLabelDefs.LabelValueDefinition>({
-      identifier: 'x-custom',
+      identifier: 'custom',
       blurs: 'content',
       severity: 'alert',
       locales: [
@@ -319,7 +318,7 @@ export const DebugModScreen = ({}: NativeStackScreenProps<
                       )
                     })}
                     <Toggle.Item
-                      name="x-custom"
+                      name="custom"
                       label="Custom label"
                       disabled={isSelfLabel}
                       style={isSelfLabel ? {opacity: 0.5} : undefined}>
@@ -329,7 +328,7 @@ export const DebugModScreen = ({}: NativeStackScreenProps<
                   </View>
                 </Toggle.Group>
 
-                {label[0] === 'x-custom' ? (
+                {label[0] === 'custom' ? (
                   <CustomLabelForm
                     def={customLabelDef}
                     setDef={setCustomLabelDef}