diff --git a/lib/v2/twitter/utils.js b/lib/v2/twitter/utils.js
index 15a3924e2..36fb991df 100644
--- a/lib/v2/twitter/utils.js
+++ b/lib/v2/twitter/utils.js
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ const replaceBreak = (text) => text.replaceAll(/<br><br>|<br>/g, ' ');
 
 const formatText = (item) => {
     let text = item.full_text;
+    const id_str = item.id_str || item.conversation_id_str;
     const urls = item.entities.urls || [];
     for (const url of urls) {
-        text = text.replaceAll(url.url, url.expanded_url);
+        // trim link pointing to the tweet itself (usually appears when the tweet is truncated)
+        text = text.replaceAll(url.url, url.expanded_url.endsWith(id_str) ? '' : url.expanded_url);
     }
     const media = item.extended_entities?.media || [];
     for (const m of media) {
@@ -361,20 +363,27 @@ const ProcessFeed = (ctx, { data = [] }, params = {}) => {
         description += quote;
 
         if (readable) {
-            description += `<br clear='both' /><div style='clear: both'></div><hr>`;
+            description += `<br clear='both' /><div style='clear: both'></div>`;
         }
 
         if (showTimestampInDescription) {
+            if (readable) {
+                description += `<hr>`;
+            }
             description += `<small>${parseDate(item.created_at)}</small>`;
         }
 
         const authorName = originalItem.user.name;
+        const link =
+            originalItem.user.screen_name && (originalItem.id_str || originalItem.conversation_id_str)
+                ? `https://twitter.com/${originalItem.user.screen_name}/status/${originalItem.id_str || originalItem.conversation_id_str}`
+                : `https://twitter.com/${item.user.screen_name}/status/${item.id_str || item.conversation_id_str}`;
         return {
             title,
             author: authorName,
             description,
             pubDate: parseDate(item.created_at),
-            link: `https://twitter.com/${item.user.screen_name}/status/${item.id_str || item.conversation_id_str}`,
+            link,
 
             _extra:
                 (isRetweet && {