diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 8025d64ee..755f09622 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "ioredis": "^4.16.1",
     "jsonwebtoken": "~8.5.1",
     "languagedetect": "^2.0.0",
-    "linkifyjs": "~2.1.8",
+    "linkifyjs": "~4.1.3",
     "lodash": "~4.17.21",
     "merge-graphql-schemas": "^1.7.8",
     "metascraper": "^5.33.5",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 8bc269a85..691075fa4 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -6754,12 +6754,7 @@ jmespath@0.16.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jmespath/-/jmespath-0.16.0.tgz#b15b0a85dfd4d930d43e69ed605943c802785076"
   integrity sha512-9FzQjJ7MATs1tSpnco1K6ayiYE3figslrXA72G2HQ/n76RzvYlofyi5QM+iX4YRs/pu3yzxlVQSST23+dMDknw==
 
-jquery@^3.3.1:
-  version "3.5.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jquery/-/jquery-3.5.1.tgz#d7b4d08e1bfdb86ad2f1a3d039ea17304717abb5"
-  integrity sha512-XwIBPqcMn57FxfT+Go5pzySnm4KWkT1Tv7gjrpT1srtf8Weynl6R273VJ5GjkRb51IzMp5nbaPjJXMWeju2MKg==
-
-"js-tokens@^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0", js-tokens@^4.0.0:
+js-tokens@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/js-tokens/-/js-tokens-4.0.0.tgz#19203fb59991df98e3a287050d4647cdeaf32499"
   integrity sha512-RdJUflcE3cUzKiMqQgsCu06FPu9UdIJO0beYbPhHN4k6apgJtifcoCtT9bcxOpYBtpD2kCM6Sbzg4CausW/PKQ==
@@ -6948,14 +6943,10 @@ lines-and-columns@^1.1.6:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lines-and-columns/-/lines-and-columns-1.2.4.tgz#eca284f75d2965079309dc0ad9255abb2ebc1632"
   integrity sha512-7ylylesZQ/PV29jhEDl3Ufjo6ZX7gCqJr5F7PKrqc93v7fzSymt1BpwEU8nAUXs8qzzvqhbjhK5QZg6Mt/HkBg==
 
-linkifyjs@~2.1.8:
-  version "2.1.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkifyjs/-/linkifyjs-2.1.8.tgz#2bee2272674dc196cce3740b8436c43df2162f9c"
-  integrity sha512-j3QpiEr4UYzN5foKhrr9Sr06VI9vSlI4HisDWt+7Mq+TWDwpJ6H/LLpogYsXcyUIJLVhGblXXdUnblHsVNMPpg==
-  optionalDependencies:
-    jquery "^3.3.1"
-    react "^16.4.2"
-    react-dom "^16.4.2"
+linkifyjs@~4.1.3:
+  version "4.1.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkifyjs/-/linkifyjs-4.1.3.tgz#0edbc346428a7390a23ea2e5939f76112c9ae07f"
+  integrity sha512-auMesunaJ8yfkHvK4gfg1K0SaKX/6Wn9g2Aac/NwX+l5VdmFZzo/hdPGxEOETj+ryRa4/fiOPjeeKURSAJx1sg==
 
 locate-path@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
@@ -7074,13 +7065,6 @@ long@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/long/-/long-4.0.0.tgz#9a7b71cfb7d361a194ea555241c92f7468d5bf28"
   integrity sha512-XsP+KhQif4bjX1kbuSiySJFNAehNxgLb6hPRGJ9QsUr8ajHkuXGdrHmFUTUUXhDwVX2R5bY4JNZEwbUiMhV+MA==
 
-loose-envify@^1.1.0, loose-envify@^1.4.0:
-  version "1.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loose-envify/-/loose-envify-1.4.0.tgz#71ee51fa7be4caec1a63839f7e682d8132d30caf"
-  integrity sha512-lyuxPGr/Wfhrlem2CL/UcnUc1zcqKAImBDzukY7Y5F/yQiNdko6+fRLevlw1HgMySw7f611UIY408EtxRSoK3Q==
-  dependencies:
-    js-tokens "^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0"
-
 lower-case@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lower-case/-/lower-case-2.0.1.tgz#39eeb36e396115cc05e29422eaea9e692c9408c7"
@@ -8236,15 +8220,6 @@ prompts@^2.0.1:
     kleur "^3.0.3"
     sisteransi "^1.0.5"
 
-prop-types@^15.6.2:
-  version "15.7.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prop-types/-/prop-types-15.7.2.tgz#52c41e75b8c87e72b9d9360e0206b99dcbffa6c5"
-  integrity sha512-8QQikdH7//R2vurIJSutZ1smHYTcLpRWEOlHnzcWHmBYrOGUysKwSsrC89BCiFj3CbrfJ/nXFdJepOVrY1GCHQ==
-  dependencies:
-    loose-envify "^1.4.0"
-    object-assign "^4.1.1"
-    react-is "^16.8.1"
-
 property-expr@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/property-expr/-/property-expr-2.0.2.tgz#fff2a43919135553a3bc2fdd94bdb841965b2330"
@@ -8388,35 +8363,11 @@ reachable-url@~1.7.1:
     got "~11.8.0"
     p-reflect "~2.1.0"
 
-react-dom@^16.4.2:
-  version "16.9.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-dom/-/react-dom-16.9.0.tgz#5e65527a5e26f22ae3701131bcccaee9fb0d3962"
-  integrity sha512-YFT2rxO9hM70ewk9jq0y6sQk8cL02xm4+IzYBz75CQGlClQQ1Bxq0nhHF6OtSbit+AIahujJgb/CPRibFkMNJQ==
-  dependencies:
-    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
-    object-assign "^4.1.1"
-    prop-types "^15.6.2"
-    scheduler "^0.15.0"
-
-react-is@^16.8.1:
-  version "16.9.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-is/-/react-is-16.9.0.tgz#21ca9561399aad0ff1a7701c01683e8ca981edcb"
-  integrity sha512-tJBzzzIgnnRfEm046qRcURvwQnZVXmuCbscxUO5RWrGTXpon2d4c8mI0D8WE6ydVIm29JiLB6+RslkIvym9Rjw==
-
 react-is@^18.0.0:
   version "18.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-is/-/react-is-18.2.0.tgz#199431eeaaa2e09f86427efbb4f1473edb47609b"
   integrity sha512-xWGDIW6x921xtzPkhiULtthJHoJvBbF3q26fzloPCK0hsvxtPVelvftw3zjbHWSkR2km9Z+4uxbDDK/6Zw9B8w==
 
-react@^16.4.2:
-  version "16.9.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-16.9.0.tgz#40ba2f9af13bc1a38d75dbf2f4359a5185c4f7aa"
-  integrity sha512-+7LQnFBwkiw+BobzOF6N//BdoNw0ouwmSJTEm9cglOOmsg/TMiFHZLe2sEoN5M7LgJTj9oHH0gxklfnQe66S1w==
-  dependencies:
-    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
-    object-assign "^4.1.1"
-    prop-types "^15.6.2"
-
 readable-stream@^3.6.0:
   version "3.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-3.6.0.tgz#337bbda3adc0706bd3e024426a286d4b4b2c9198"
@@ -8720,14 +8671,6 @@ saxes@^6.0.0:
   dependencies:
     xmlchars "^2.2.0"
 
-scheduler@^0.15.0:
-  version "0.15.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.15.0.tgz#6bfcf80ff850b280fed4aeecc6513bc0b4f17f8e"
-  integrity sha512-xAefmSfN6jqAa7Kuq7LIJY0bwAPG3xlCj0HMEBQk1lxYiDKZscY2xJ5U/61ZTrYbmNQbXa+gc7czPkVo11tnCg==
-  dependencies:
-    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
-    object-assign "^4.1.1"
-
 semver@^5.6.0, semver@^5.7.0:
   version "5.7.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-5.7.1.tgz#a954f931aeba508d307bbf069eff0c01c96116f7"