diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.jsx
index 02d4adf015..62b58a5ec9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.jsx
@@ -729,7 +729,6 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
         <Card
           onOpenMedia={this.handleOpenMedia}
           card={status.get('card')}
-          compact
           sensitive={status.get('sensitive')}
         />,
       );
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.jsx
index 3d5522ab61..c4461f4378 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.jsx
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import Immutable from 'immutable';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 
-
 import DescriptionIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/description-fill.svg?react';
 import OpenInNewIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/open_in_new.svg?react';
 import PlayArrowIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/play_arrow-fill.svg?react';
 import { Blurhash } from 'flavours/glitch/components/blurhash';
 import { Icon }  from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
+import { RelativeTimestamp } from 'flavours/glitch/components/relative_timestamp';
 import { useBlurhash } from 'flavours/glitch/initial_state';
 import { decode as decodeIDNA } from 'flavours/glitch/utils/idna';
 
@@ -51,14 +51,9 @@ export default class Card extends PureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     card: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     onOpenMedia: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-    compact: PropTypes.bool,
     sensitive: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
-  static defaultProps = {
-    compact: false,
-  };
-
   state = {
     previewLoaded: false,
     embedded: false,
@@ -69,6 +64,7 @@ export default class Card extends PureComponent {
     if (!Immutable.is(this.props.card, nextProps.card)) {
       this.setState({ embedded: false, previewLoaded: false });
     }
+
     if (this.props.sensitive !== nextProps.sensitive) {
       this.setState({ revealed: !nextProps.sensitive });
     }
@@ -82,35 +78,8 @@ export default class Card extends PureComponent {
     window.removeEventListener('resize', this.handleResize);
   }
 
-  handlePhotoClick = () => {
-    const { card, onOpenMedia } = this.props;
-
-    onOpenMedia(
-      Immutable.fromJS([
-        {
-          type: 'image',
-          url: card.get('embed_url'),
-          description: card.get('title'),
-          meta: {
-            original: {
-              width: card.get('width'),
-              height: card.get('height'),
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      ]),
-      0,
-    );
-  };
-
   handleEmbedClick = () => {
-    const { card } = this.props;
-
-    if (card.get('type') === 'photo') {
-      this.handlePhotoClick();
-    } else {
-      this.setState({ embedded: true });
-    }
+    this.setState({ embedded: true });
   };
 
   setRef = c => {
@@ -128,21 +97,21 @@ export default class Card extends PureComponent {
   };
 
   renderVideo () {
-    const { card }  = this.props;
-    const content   = { __html: addAutoPlay(card.get('html')) };
+    const { card } = this.props;
+    const content = { __html: addAutoPlay(card.get('html')) };
 
     return (
       <div
         ref={this.setRef}
         className='status-card__image status-card-video'
         dangerouslySetInnerHTML={content}
-        style={{ aspectRatio: `${card.get('width')} / ${card.get('height')}` }}
+        style={{ aspectRatio: '16 / 9' }}
       />
     );
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { card, compact } = this.props;
+    const { card } = this.props;
     const { embedded, revealed } = this.state;
 
     if (card === null) {
@@ -150,29 +119,37 @@ export default class Card extends PureComponent {
     }
 
     const provider    = card.get('provider_name').length === 0 ? decodeIDNA(getHostname(card.get('url'))) : card.get('provider_name');
-    const horizontal  = (!compact && card.get('width') > card.get('height')) || card.get('type') !== 'link' || embedded;
-    const interactive = card.get('type') !== 'link';
-    const className   = classNames('status-card', { horizontal, compact, interactive });
-    const title       = interactive ? <a className='status-card__title' href={card.get('url')} title={card.get('title')} rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'><strong>{card.get('title')}</strong></a> : <strong className='status-card__title' title={card.get('title')}>{card.get('title')}</strong>;
+    const interactive = card.get('type') === 'video';
     const language    = card.get('language') || '';
+    const largeImage  = (card.get('image')?.length > 0 && card.get('width') > card.get('height')) || interactive;
 
     const description = (
-      <div className='status-card__content' lang={language}>
-        {title}
-        {!(horizontal || compact) && <p className='status-card__description' title={card.get('description')}>{card.get('description')}</p>}
-        <span className='status-card__host'>{provider}</span>
+      <div className='status-card__content'>
+        <span className='status-card__host'>
+          <span lang={language}>{provider}</span>
+          {card.get('published_at') && <> · <RelativeTimestamp timestamp={card.get('published_at')} /></>}
+        </span>
+
+        <strong className='status-card__title' title={card.get('title')} lang={language}>{card.get('title')}</strong>
+
+        {card.get('author_name').length > 0 ? <span className='status-card__author'><FormattedMessage id='link_preview.author' defaultMessage='By {name}' values={{ name: <strong>{card.get('author_name')}</strong> }} /></span> : <span className='status-card__description' lang={language}>{card.get('description')}</span>}
       </div>
     );
 
     const thumbnailStyle = {
-      visibility: revealed? null : 'hidden',
+      visibility: revealed ? null : 'hidden',
     };
 
-    if (horizontal) {
-      thumbnailStyle.aspectRatio = (compact && !embedded) ? '16 / 9' : `${card.get('width')} / ${card.get('height')}`;
+    if (largeImage && card.get('type') === 'video') {
+      thumbnailStyle.aspectRatio = `16 / 9`;
+    } else if (largeImage) {
+      thumbnailStyle.aspectRatio = '1.91 / 1';
+    } else {
+      thumbnailStyle.aspectRatio = 1;
     }
 
-    let embed     = '';
+    let embed;
+
     let canvas = (
       <Blurhash
         className={classNames('status-card__image-preview', {
@@ -205,22 +182,16 @@ export default class Card extends PureComponent {
       if (embedded) {
         embed = this.renderVideo();
       } else {
-        let iconVariant = 'play';
-
-        if (card.get('type') === 'photo') {
-          iconVariant = 'search-plus';
-        }
-
         embed = (
           <div className='status-card__image'>
             {canvas}
             {thumbnail}
 
             {revealed ? (
-              <div className='status-card__actions'>
+              <div className='status-card__actions' onClick={this.handleEmbedClick} role='none'>
                 <div>
-                  <button type='button' onClick={this.handleEmbedClick}><Icon id={iconVariant} icon={PlayArrowIcon} /></button>
-                  {horizontal && <a href={card.get('url')} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'><Icon id='external-link' icon={OpenInNewIcon} /></a>}
+                  <button type='button' onClick={this.handleEmbedClick}><Icon id='play' icon={PlayArrowIcon} /></button>
+                  <a href={card.get('url')} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'><Icon id='external-link' icon={OpenInNewIcon} /></a>
                 </div>
               </div>
             ) : spoilerButton}
@@ -229,9 +200,9 @@ export default class Card extends PureComponent {
       }
 
       return (
-        <div className={className} ref={this.setRef} onClick={revealed ? null : this.handleReveal} role={revealed ? 'button' : null}>
+        <div className={classNames('status-card', { expanded: largeImage })} ref={this.setRef} onClick={revealed ? null : this.handleReveal} role={revealed ? 'button' : null}>
           {embed}
-          {!compact && description}
+          <a href={card.get('url')} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>{description}</a>
         </div>
       );
     } else if (card.get('image')) {
@@ -250,7 +221,7 @@ export default class Card extends PureComponent {
     }
 
     return (
-      <a href={card.get('url')} className={className} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' ref={this.setRef}>
+      <a href={card.get('url')} className={classNames('status-card', { expanded: largeImage })} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' ref={this.setRef}>
         {embed}
         {description}
       </a>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss
index 30366b938f..f2decf9b53 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss
@@ -3486,15 +3486,16 @@ input.glitch-setting-text {
 }
 
 .status-card {
-  position: relative;
   display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  position: relative;
   font-size: 14px;
-  border: 1px solid lighten($ui-base-color, 8%);
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  color: $dark-text-color;
+  color: $darker-text-color;
   margin-top: 14px;
   text-decoration: none;
   overflow: hidden;
+  border: 1px solid lighten($ui-base-color, 8%);
+  border-radius: 8px;
 
   &__actions {
     bottom: 0;
@@ -3505,11 +3506,13 @@ input.glitch-setting-text {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
     align-items: center;
+    cursor: pointer;
 
     & > div {
       background: rgba($base-shadow-color, 0.6);
       border-radius: 8px;
       padding: 12px 9px;
+      backdrop-filter: blur(10px) saturate(180%) contrast(75%) brightness(70%);
       flex: 0 0 auto;
       display: flex;
       justify-content: center;
@@ -3539,19 +3542,37 @@ input.glitch-setting-text {
       position: relative;
       bottom: -1px;
     }
-
-    a .fa,
-    a:hover .fa {
-      color: inherit;
-    }
   }
 }
 
 a.status-card {
   cursor: pointer;
 
-  &:hover {
-    background: lighten($ui-base-color, 8%);
+  &:hover,
+  &:focus,
+  &:active {
+    .status-card__title,
+    .status-card__host,
+    .status-card__author,
+    .status-card__description {
+      color: $highlight-text-color;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.status-card a {
+  color: inherit;
+  text-decoration: none;
+
+  &:hover,
+  &:focus,
+  &:active {
+    .status-card__title,
+    .status-card__host,
+    .status-card__author,
+    .status-card__description {
+      color: $highlight-text-color;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -3577,41 +3598,66 @@ a.status-card {
 
 .status-card__title {
   display: block;
-  font-weight: 500;
-  margin-bottom: 5px;
-  color: $darker-text-color;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  font-size: 19px;
+  line-height: 24px;
+  color: $primary-text-color;
   overflow: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
-  text-decoration: none;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.status-card.expanded .status-card__title {
+  white-space: normal;
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
 }
 
 .status-card__content {
   flex: 1 1 auto;
   overflow: hidden;
-  padding: 14px;
-  padding-inline-start: 8px;
-}
-
-.status-card__description {
-  color: $darker-text-color;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  display: -webkit-box;
-  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
-  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+  padding: 8px 10px; // intentional glitch-soc change to reduce padding
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  max-width: 100%;
 }
 
 .status-card__host {
   display: block;
-  margin-top: 5px;
-  font-size: 13px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.status-card__author {
+  display: block;
+  margin-top: 8px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  color: $primary-text-color;
   white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+
+  strong {
+    font-weight: 500;
+  }
+}
+
+.status-card__description {
+  display: block;
+  margin-top: 8px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 
 .status-card__image {
-  flex: 0 0 100px;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  width: 96px; // intentional glitch-soc change to better use space
+  aspect-ratio: 1;
   background: lighten($ui-base-color, 8%);
   position: relative;
 
@@ -3626,50 +3672,7 @@ a.status-card {
   }
 }
 
-.status-card.horizontal {
-  display: block;
-
-  .status-card__image {
-    width: 100%;
-  }
-
-  .status-card__image-image,
-  .status-card__image-preview {
-    border-radius: 4px 4px 0 0;
-  }
-
-  .status-card__title {
-    white-space: inherit;
-  }
-}
-
-.status-card.compact {
-  border-color: lighten($ui-base-color, 4%);
-
-  &.interactive {
-    border: 0;
-  }
-
-  .status-card__content {
-    padding: 8px;
-    padding-top: 10px;
-  }
-
-  .status-card__title {
-    white-space: nowrap;
-  }
-
-  .status-card__image {
-    flex: 0 0 60px;
-  }
-}
-
-a.status-card.compact:hover {
-  background-color: lighten($ui-base-color, 4%);
-}
-
 .status-card__image-image {
-  border-radius: 4px 0 0 4px;
   display: block;
   margin: 0;
   width: 100%;
@@ -3680,7 +3683,6 @@ a.status-card.compact:hover {
 }
 
 .status-card__image-preview {
-  border-radius: 4px 0 0 4px;
   display: block;
   margin: 0;
   width: 100%;
@@ -3697,6 +3699,37 @@ a.status-card.compact:hover {
   }
 }
 
+.status-card.expanded {
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+}
+
+.status-card.expanded .status-card__image {
+  width: 100%;
+  aspect-ratio: auto;
+}
+
+.status-card__image,
+.status-card__image-image,
+.status-card__image-preview {
+  border-start-start-radius: 8px;
+  border-start-end-radius: 0;
+  border-end-end-radius: 0;
+  border-end-start-radius: 8px;
+}
+
+.status-card.expanded .status-card__image,
+.status-card.expanded .status-card__image-image,
+.status-card.expanded .status-card__image-preview {
+  border-start-end-radius: 8px;
+  border-end-end-radius: 0;
+  border-end-start-radius: 0;
+}
+
+.status-card.expanded > a {
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
 .notification,
 .status {
   position: relative;