diff --git a/files/classes/comment.py b/files/classes/comment.py
index 2a2c04cc1..9c48b9d95 100644
--- a/files/classes/comment.py
+++ b/files/classes/comment.py
@@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ class Comment(Base):
 		if not self.ghost and self.author.show_sig(v):
 			body += f'<section id="signature-{self.author.id}" class="user-signature"><hr>{self.author.sig_html}</section>'
 
-		if v:
-			body = body.replace("!YOU!", v.username)
-
 		return body
 
 	@lazy
@@ -312,9 +309,6 @@ class Comment(Base):
 
 		body = censor_slurs(body, v).replace('<img loading="lazy" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" alt=":marseytrain:" title=":marseytrain:" src="/e/marseytrain.webp">', ':marseytrain:')
 
-		if v:
-			body = body.replace("!YOU!", v.username)
-
 		return body
 
 	@lazy
diff --git a/files/classes/submission.py b/files/classes/submission.py
index 7623e1911..6fc18642a 100644
--- a/files/classes/submission.py
+++ b/files/classes/submission.py
@@ -319,9 +319,6 @@ class Submission(Base):
 		if not listing and not self.ghost and self.author.show_sig(v):
 			body += f'<section id="signature-{self.author.id}" class="user-signature"><hr>{self.author.sig_html}</section>'
 
-		if v:
-			body = body.replace("!YOU!", v.username)
-
 		return body
 
 	@lazy
@@ -335,9 +332,6 @@ class Submission(Base):
 		body = censor_slurs(body, v).replace('<img loading="lazy" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" alt=":marseytrain:" title=":marseytrain:" src="/e/marseytrain.webp">', ':marseytrain:')
 		body = normalize_urls_runtime(body, v)
 
-		if v:
-			body = body.replace("!YOU!", v.username)
-
 		return body
 
 	@lazy
@@ -346,9 +340,6 @@ class Submission(Base):
 
 		title = censor_slurs(title, v)
 
-		if v:
-			title = title.replace("!YOU!", v.username)
-
 		return title
 
 	@lazy
@@ -357,9 +348,6 @@ class Submission(Base):
 
 		title = censor_slurs(title, v).replace('<img loading="lazy" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" alt=":marseytrain:" title=":marseytrain:" src="/e/marseytrain.webp">', ':marseytrain:')
 
-		if v:
-			title = title.replace("!YOU!", v.username)
-
 		return title
 
 	@property
diff --git a/files/classes/user.py b/files/classes/user.py
index b532a1b91..2d8d0c747 100644
--- a/files/classes/user.py
+++ b/files/classes/user.py
@@ -1019,7 +1019,6 @@ class User(Base):
 			if not cls.can_see(user, other.author): return False
 			if user and user.id == other.author_id: return True
 			if isinstance(other, Submission):
-				if "!YOU!" in other.title and not user: return False
 				if browser != 'webview' and other.author_id == AEVANN_ID and other.title.startswith('[ANDROID]'):
 					return user and user.admin_level >= PERMS['POST_COMMENT_MODERATION']
 				if browser != 'apple' and other.author_id == CARP_ID and other.title.startswith('[APPLE]'):
diff --git a/files/helpers/const.py b/files/helpers/const.py
index 880b01c2d..0697f1fe9 100644
--- a/files/helpers/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/const.py
@@ -1603,11 +1603,9 @@ def is_site_url(url):
 
 def is_safe_url(url):
 	domain = tldextract.extract(url)
-	return ((
-		is_site_url(url)
-			or domain.registered_domain in approved_embed_hosts
-			or domain.fqdn in approved_embed_hosts
-		) and '!YOU!' not in url)
+	return (is_site_url(url)
+		or domain.registered_domain in approved_embed_hosts
+		or domain.fqdn in approved_embed_hosts)
 
 
 hosts = "|".join(approved_embed_hosts).replace('.','\.')
diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 0412e8d85..820abc771 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def allowed_attributes(tag, name, value):
 		return False
 
 	if tag == 'a':
-		if name == 'href' and '\\' not in value and 'xn--' not in value and '!YOU!' not in value:
+		if name == 'href' and '\\' not in value and 'xn--' not in value:
 			return True
 		if name == 'rel' and value == 'nofollow noopener': return True
 		if name == 'target' and value == '_blank': return True