diff --git a/src/lib/components/cards/ProfileHeader.svelte b/src/lib/components/cards/ProfileHeader.svelte
index 55df5f4..63f858a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/cards/ProfileHeader.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/cards/ProfileHeader.svelte
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
             <div class="flex gap-2">
               <dt class="font-semibold min-w-[120px]">Website:</dt>
               <dd>
-                <a href={profile.website} target="_blank" class="underline text-primary-700 dark:text-primary-200">{profile.website}</a>
+                <a href={profile.website} class="underline text-primary-700 dark:text-primary-200">{profile.website}</a>
               </dd>
             </div>
           {/if}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/util/Profile.svelte b/src/lib/components/util/Profile.svelte
index 9d75bd5..2b41458 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/util/Profile.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/util/Profile.svelte
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function shortenNpub(long: string|undefined) {
                 <CopyToClipboard displayText={shortenNpub(npub)} copyText={npub} />
               </li>
               <li>
-                <a class='hover:text-primary-400 dark:hover:text-primary-500 text-nowrap mt-3 m-0' href='{externalProfileDestination}{npub}' target='_blank'>
+                <a class='hover:text-primary-400 dark:hover:text-primary-500 text-nowrap mt-3 m-0' href='{externalProfileDestination}{npub}'>
                   <UserOutline class='mr-1 !h-6 !w-6 inline !fill-none dark:!fill-none' /><span class='underline'>View profile</span>
                 </a>
               </li>
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts b/src/lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts
index 35fc43d..9e06d2e 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export function createProfileLink(identifier: string, displayText: string | unde
   const defaultText = `${cleanId.slice(0, 8)}...${cleanId.slice(-4)}`;
   const escapedText = escapeHtml(displayText || defaultText);
   
-  return `<a href="./events?id=${escapedId}" class="npub-badge" target="_blank">@${escapedText}</a>`;
+  return `<a href="./events?id=${escapedId}" class="npub-badge">@${escapedText}</a>`;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ export async function createProfileLinkWithVerification(identifier: string, disp
   const type = nip05.endsWith('edu') ? 'edu' : 'standard';
   switch (type) {
     case 'edu':
-      return `<span class="npub-badge"><a href="./events?id=${escapedId}" target="_blank">@${displayIdentifier}</a>${graduationCapSvg}</span>`;
+      return `<span class="npub-badge"><a href="./events?id=${escapedId}">@${displayIdentifier}</a>${graduationCapSvg}</span>`;
     case 'standard':
-      return `<span class="npub-badge"><a href="./events?id=${escapedId}" target="_blank">@${displayIdentifier}</a>${badgeCheckSvg}</span>`;
+      return `<span class="npub-badge"><a href="./events?id=${escapedId}">@${displayIdentifier}</a>${badgeCheckSvg}</span>`;
   }
 }
 /**
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ function createNoteLink(identifier: string): string {
   const escapedId = escapeHtml(cleanId);
   const escapedText = escapeHtml(shortId);
   
-  return `<a href="./events?id=${escapedId}" class="inline-flex items-center text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-500 hover:underline break-all" target="_blank">${escapedText}</a>`;
+  return `<a href="./events?id=${escapedId}" class="inline-flex items-center text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-500 hover:underline break-all">${escapedText}</a>`;
 }
 
 /**