App: Dev: Web - Console error `Error parsing URLs: TypeError: Failed to construct 'URL': Invalid URL`

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Action Performed:

1. Go to any chat and enter the message -77.com
2. Edit the message and change the text to: -[77.com](https://-77.com)
3. Notice that the console error props up.

Expected Result:

Should not show any console error

Actual Result:

Shows console error - Url.js:46 Error parsing URLs: TypeError: Failed to construct ‘URL’: Invalid URL

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

• Android / native
• Android / Chrome
• iOS / native
• iOS / Safari
• MacOS / Chrome / Safari
• MacOS / Desktop

Version Number: Dev 1.3.62.0 Reproducible in staging?: no Reproducible in production?: no If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856 Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL: Issue reported by: ~@narzullome~ @Natnael-Guchima reported earlier Slack conversation:

• https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1693374389112709
• https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1699915690734349?thread_ts=1699551645.734819&cid=C049HHMV9SM

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