App: Formatted link would contains incorrect hyperlink for parameters that has several underscores

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Action Performed :

Open staging.new.expensify.com Open a chat and send this : [_example link_](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/__main/?__eep__=6)

Expected Result :

The link would redirect to https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/__main/?__eep__=6

Actual Result :

The link would redirect to https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/em_main/?__eep_/em=6 (some of the underscores has been replaced with em word)

Workaround:

Can the user still use Expensify without this being fixed? Have you informed them of the workaround?

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• Web

Version Number: 1.2.36-2 Reproducible in staging?: y Reproducible in production?: y Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856 Notes/Photos/Videos:

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/43996225/206268848-70469ea3-d055-4072-a72c-1848939fdb6d.mp4

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/43996225/206268867-d3bb53ea-1884-43c2-bf46-3cb5b3a3d893.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL: Issue reported by: @kerupuksambel Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1670396697746919

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