diff --git a/app/lib/express.js b/app/lib/express.js
index 00dc037..95c44e8 100644
--- a/app/lib/express.js
+++ b/app/lib/express.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const ejs = require("ejs");
 const cookieEncrypter = require("cookie-encrypter");
 const expressLayouts = require("express-ejs-layouts");
 const mobileRoutes = require("./mobile-routes");
+const ejsUtils = require("ejs/lib/utils");
 
 let mode = process.env.MODE || "client";
 
@@ -110,13 +111,42 @@ app.use((_req, res, next) => {
     }
     return "/images/no-avatar.png";
   };
+
+  const BLOB_PATTERN = /(&.*?=\.sha\d+)/g;
   res.locals.topicTitle = (post) => {
-    const title = post.content.title || post.content.text;
+    const title = res.locals
+      .escapeMarkdown(post.content.title || post.content.text)
+      .replace(BLOB_PATTERN, "");
     if (title.length > 60) {
       return title.substr(0, 60) + "...";
     }
     return title;
   };
+  res.locals.escapeMarkdown = (str) => {
+    let result = ejsUtils.escapeXML(str);
+    result = result.replace(/!\[.*?\]\((.*?)\)/g, `$1`); // Images
+    result = result.replace(/\[(@.*?)\]\(@.*?\)/g, `$1`); // Link to mention
+    result = result.replace(/\[.*?\]\((.*?)\)/g, `$1`); // Any Link
+    result = result.replace(/^#+ /g, "");
+    return result;
+  };
+  res.locals.htmlify = (str) => {
+    let result = str;
+    result = result.replace(
+      BLOB_PATTERN,
+      `<a target="_blank" href="/blob/$1">$1</a>`
+    );
+    result = result.replace(
+      /(https?:\/\/\S+)/g,
+      `<a target="_blank" href="$1">$1</a>`
+    );
+    result = result.replace(
+      /( ([a-z-_]+\.)?[a-z-_]+\.[a-z]+(\/\S+))/g,
+      ` <a target="_blank" href="http://$1">$1</a>`
+    );
+    result = result.replace(/\n/g, "<br />");
+    return result;
+  };
   next();
 });
 
diff --git a/app/lib/serve-blobs.js b/app/lib/serve-blobs.js
index 9f63e7d..2314be3 100644
--- a/app/lib/serve-blobs.js
+++ b/app/lib/serve-blobs.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const serveBlobs = (sbot) => {
     setTimeout(() => {
       debug("timeout for", hash);
       wrappedCb(null, false);
-    }, 1000);
+    }, 5000);
 
     sbot.blobs.has(hash, function (err, has) {
       if (err) return wrappedCb(err);
diff --git a/app/views/_posts.ejs b/app/views/_posts.ejs
index 1071d7a..928fa73 100644
--- a/app/views/_posts.ejs
+++ b/app/views/_posts.ejs
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@
       <a href="<%= profileUrl(post.author) %>" class="no-link-style">
         <b><%= post.authorProfile.name %></b>
       </a>
-      <% let text = post.content.text %>
+      <% let text = escapeMarkdown(post.content.text) %>
       <% if (typeof dont_cut == "undefined") { %>
-        <% text = post.content.text.slice(0, 140) %>
+        <% text = text.slice(0, 140) %>
         <% if (post.content.text.length > 140) text += "..." %>
       <% } %>
-      <% text.split("\n").map((line, index) => { %>
-        <%- index > 0 ? "<br />" : "" %><%= line %>
-      <% }) %>
+      <%- htmlify(text) %>
     </div>
   </div>
 <% }) %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/communities/community.ejs b/app/views/communities/community.ejs
index aa70855..742ac89 100644
--- a/app/views/communities/community.ejs
+++ b/app/views/communities/community.ejs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <% posts.map(post => { %>
   <a href="/communities/<%= community.name %>/<%= post.key.replace("%", "") %>" class="columns community-topic-link">
     <div class="community-topic-name">
-      <%= topicTitle(post.value) %>
+      <%- topicTitle(post.value) %>
     </div>
     <div class="community-topic-replies">💬 <%= post.value.replies.length %> replies</div>
   </a>
diff --git a/app/views/communities/topic.ejs b/app/views/communities/topic.ejs
index 54c773b..756c366 100644
--- a/app/views/communities/topic.ejs
+++ b/app/views/communities/topic.ejs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <% if (posts.length > 0) { %>
-  <h1><%= topicTitle(posts[0].value) %></h1>
+  <h1><%- topicTitle(posts[0].value) %></h1>
   <%- include("../_posts", { posts: posts.map(x => x.value), dont_cut: true }) %>
 
   <form action="/communities/<%= community.name %>/<%= posts[0].key.replace("%", "") %>/publish" method="POST" style="padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid #ddd;">
diff --git a/app/views/home.ejs b/app/views/home.ejs
index d2f82d9..0142206 100644
--- a/app/views/home.ejs
+++ b/app/views/home.ejs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       <div style="padding-left: 20px">
         <h1><%= profile.name %></h1>
 
-        <%= profile.description %>
+        <%- escapeMarkdown(profile.description || "").substr(0, 70) %>
       </div>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/app/views/mobile/communities/community.ejs b/app/views/mobile/communities/community.ejs
index fd6d859..1389a60 100644
--- a/app/views/mobile/communities/community.ejs
+++ b/app/views/mobile/communities/community.ejs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <% posts.map(post => { %>
       <a href="/communities/<%= community.name %>/<%= post.key.replace("%", "") %>" class="columns community-topic-link">
         <div class="community-topic-name">
-          <%= topicTitle(post.value) %>
+          <%- topicTitle(post.value) %>
         </div>
         <div class="community-topic-replies" style="text-align: right;">💬 <%= post.value.replies.length %> replies</div>
       </a>
diff --git a/app/views/mobile/communities/topic.ejs b/app/views/mobile/communities/topic.ejs
index 1d65204..2a2ba7f 100644
--- a/app/views/mobile/communities/topic.ejs
+++ b/app/views/mobile/communities/topic.ejs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         ⬅ #<%= community.name %>
       </a>
     </h2>
-    <h1><%= topicTitle(posts[0].value) %></h1>
+    <h1><%- topicTitle(posts[0].value) %></h1>
   </div>
   <%- include("../../_posts", { posts: posts.map(x => x.value), dont_cut: true }) %>
 
diff --git a/app/views/mobile/home.ejs b/app/views/mobile/home.ejs
index fc3d09e..6462e8b 100644
--- a/app/views/mobile/home.ejs
+++ b/app/views/mobile/home.ejs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <div style="padding-left: 20px">
     <h1><%= profile.name %></h1>
 
-    <%= profile.description %>
+    <%- escapeMarkdown(profile.description || "").substr(0, 70) %>
   </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/app/views/mobile/profile.ejs b/app/views/mobile/profile.ejs
index 3f9441b..25d329a 100644
--- a/app/views/mobile/profile.ejs
+++ b/app/views/mobile/profile.ejs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <div style="padding-left: 10px; max-width: calc(100% - 128px)">
     <h1><%= profile.name %></h1>
 
-    <%= (profile.description || "").substr(0, 70) %>
+    <%- escapeMarkdown(profile.description || "").substr(0, 70) %>
 
     <% if (friendshipStatus == "request_received") { %>
       <p><%= profile.name %> sent you a friendship request</p>
diff --git a/app/views/profile.ejs b/app/views/profile.ejs
index 9edfe68..4aa878d 100644
--- a/app/views/profile.ejs
+++ b/app/views/profile.ejs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
             <div style="margin-left: 14px">✅ Friends</div>
           <% } %>
         </div>
-        <div style="margin-bottom: 20px;"><%= (profile.description || "").substr(0, 70) %></div>
+        <div style="margin-bottom: 20px;"><%- escapeMarkdown(profile.description || "").substr(0, 70) %></div>
 
         <% if (friendshipStatus == "request_received") { %>
           <p><%= profile.name %> sent you a friendship request</p>