diff --git a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
index 037b5563..40c9b442 100644
--- a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, threadNumber }: Pos
 
   const handleUserAddressClick = useAuthorAddressClick();
   const numberOfPostsByAuthor = (() => {
-    if (!showUserID || deleted || removed || !shortAddress || !postCid || typeof document === 'undefined') {
+    if (!showUserID || deleted || removed || purged || !shortAddress || !postCid || typeof document === 'undefined') {
       return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/__tests__/quote-link-utils.test.ts b/src/lib/utils/__tests__/quote-link-utils.test.ts
index c406d9b1..75009dbd 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/__tests__/quote-link-utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/__tests__/quote-link-utils.test.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@ describe('quote-link-utils', () => {
     expect(getQuoteTargetAvailability(undefined)).toBe('unresolved');
     expect(getQuoteTargetAvailability({ deleted: true, removed: false })).toBe('unavailable');
     expect(getQuoteTargetAvailability({ deleted: false, removed: true })).toBe('unavailable');
+    expect(getQuoteTargetAvailability({ deleted: false, removed: false, commentModeration: { purged: true } })).toBe('unavailable');
     expect(getQuoteTargetAvailability({ deleted: false, removed: false })).toBe('available');
   });
 
-  it('marks deleted and removed comments as unavailable quote targets', () => {
+  it('marks deleted, removed, and purged comments as unavailable quote targets', () => {
     expect(isUnavailableQuoteTarget(undefined)).toBe(false);
     expect(isUnavailableQuoteTarget({ deleted: true, removed: false })).toBe(true);
     expect(isUnavailableQuoteTarget({ deleted: false, removed: true })).toBe(true);
+    expect(isUnavailableQuoteTarget({ deleted: false, removed: false, commentModeration: { purged: true } })).toBe(true);
     expect(isUnavailableQuoteTarget({ deleted: false, removed: false })).toBe(false);
   });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/quote-link-utils.ts b/src/lib/utils/quote-link-utils.ts
index f2ec0148..330047d8 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/quote-link-utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/quote-link-utils.ts
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@ type QuoteTargetAvailability = 'available' | 'unresolved' | 'unavailable';
 
 export const formatQuoteNumber = (number?: number) => `>>${number ?? '?'}`;
 
-export const getQuoteTargetAvailability = (comment?: Partial<Pick<Comment, 'deleted' | 'removed'>> | null): QuoteTargetAvailability => {
+type QuoteTargetComment = Partial<Pick<Comment, 'deleted' | 'removed' | 'commentModeration'>>;
+
+export const getQuoteTargetAvailability = (comment?: QuoteTargetComment | null): QuoteTargetAvailability => {
   if (!comment) {
     return 'unresolved';
   }
 
-  return comment.deleted || comment.removed ? 'unavailable' : 'available';
+  return comment.deleted || comment.removed || comment.commentModeration?.purged ? 'unavailable' : 'available';
 };
 
-export const isUnavailableQuoteTarget = (comment?: Partial<Pick<Comment, 'deleted' | 'removed'>> | null) => getQuoteTargetAvailability(comment) === 'unavailable';
+export const isUnavailableQuoteTarget = (comment?: QuoteTargetComment | null) => getQuoteTargetAvailability(comment) === 'unavailable';
 
 export const shouldShowFloatingQuotePreview = ({
   hoveredCid,