diff --git a/internal/platform/telegram/telegram.go b/internal/platform/telegram/telegram.go
index d35bb6b..b015793 100644
--- a/internal/platform/telegram/telegram.go
+++ b/internal/platform/telegram/telegram.go
@@ -237,13 +237,13 @@ func (t *TelegramPlatform) SendMessage(msg *model.Message) error {
 		"text":    msg.Text,
 	}
 
-	// Set parse_mode based on plugin preference or default to Markdown
+	// Set parse_mode based on plugin preference or default to empty string
 	if msg.Raw != nil && msg.Raw["parse_mode"] != nil {
 		// Plugin explicitly set parse_mode
 		payload["parse_mode"] = msg.Raw["parse_mode"]
 	} else {
-		// Default to Markdown for backward compatibility
-		payload["parse_mode"] = "Markdown"
+		// Default to empty string (no formatting)
+		payload["parse_mode"] = ""
 	}
 
 	// Add reply if needed
diff --git a/internal/plugin/social/twitter.go b/internal/plugin/social/twitter.go
index 69bd979..f2c6cc9 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/social/twitter.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/social/twitter.go
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ func (p *TwitterExpander) OnMessage(msg *model.Message, config map[string]interf
 		Chat:    msg.Chat,
 		ReplyTo: msg.ID,
 		Channel: msg.Channel,
-		Raw:     map[string]interface{}{"parse_mode": ""},
 	}
 
 	action := &model.MessageAction{