diff --git a/pkg/scraper/api_types_dms_test.go b/pkg/scraper/api_types_dms_test.go
index 442d17e..cbc81f1 100644
--- a/pkg/scraper/api_types_dms_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scraper/api_types_dms_test.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func TestParseAPIDMMessageWithEmbeddedTweet(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(is_ok)
 	assert.Equal(m.EmbeddedTweetID, TweetID(1665509126737129472))
 	assert.Equal(m.Text, "Check this out")
+	assert.Len(m.Urls, 0) // Embedded tweets should not parse as URLs
 
 	assert.Len(trove.Tweets, 1)
 	_, is_ok = trove.Tweets[TweetID(1665509126737129472)]
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ func TestParseAPIDMMessageWithEmbeddedImage(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(trove.Messages, 1)
 	m, is_ok := trove.Messages[DMMessageID(1766224476729995648)]
 	assert.True(is_ok)
+	assert.Len(m.Urls, 0) // Embedded images should not parse as URLs
 
 	// Check that the short-URL is stripped
 	assert.Equal("A gastropub staffed by white college girls and the chefs are all Latino", m.Text)
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ func TestParseAPIDMMessageWithEmbeddedVideo(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(trove.Messages, 1)
 	m, is_ok := trove.Messages[DMMessageID(1766248283901776125)]
 	assert.True(is_ok)
+	assert.Len(m.Urls, 0) // Embedded videos should not parse as URLs
 
 	// Check the short-URL is stripped
 	assert.Equal("", m.Text)
diff --git a/pkg/scraper/dm_message.go b/pkg/scraper/dm_message.go
index 9955388..23ab2cf 100644
--- a/pkg/scraper/dm_message.go
+++ b/pkg/scraper/dm_message.go
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ func ParseAPIDMMessage(message APIDMMessage) DMMessage {
 
 	// Process URLs and link previews
 	for _, url := range message.MessageData.Entities.URLs {
+		// Skip it if it's an embedded tweet
+		_, id, is_ok := TryParseTweetUrl(url.ExpandedURL)
+		if is_ok && id == TweetID(message.MessageData.Attachment.Tweet.Status.ID) {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Skip it if it's an embedded image
+		if message.MessageData.Attachment.Photo.URL == url.ShortenedUrl {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Skip it if it's an embedded video
+		if message.MessageData.Attachment.Video.URL == url.ShortenedUrl {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		var new_url Url
 		if message.MessageData.Attachment.Card.ShortenedUrl == url.ShortenedUrl {
 			if message.MessageData.Attachment.Card.Name == "3691233323:audiospace" {