diff --git a/buffer/buffer.php b/buffer/buffer.php
index a82fd4fc..0f05b5c6 100644
--- a/buffer/buffer.php
+++ b/buffer/buffer.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require 'addon/buffer/bufferapp.php';
 
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
+use Friendica\Content\Text\Plaintext;
 use Friendica\Core\Addon;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
@@ -365,8 +366,8 @@ function buffer_send(App $a, &$b)
 				if (($profile->service == "twitter") && isset($post["url"]) && ($post["type"] != "photo"))
 					$post["text"] .= " ".$post["url"];
 				elseif (($profile->service == "appdotnet") && isset($post["url"]) && isset($post["title"]) && ($post["type"] != "photo")) {
-					$post["title"] = BBCode::shortenMsg($post["title"], 90);
-					$post["text"] = BBCode::shortenMsg($post["text"], $limit - (24 + strlen($post["title"])));
+					$post["title"] = Plaintext::shorten($post["title"], 90);
+					$post["text"] = Plaintext::shorten($post["text"], $limit - (24 + strlen($post["title"])));
 					$post["text"] .= "\n[".$post["title"]."](".$post["url"].")";
 				} elseif (($profile->service == "appdotnet") && isset($post["url"]) && ($post["type"] != "photo"))
 					$post["text"] .= " ".$post["url"];
diff --git a/statusnet/statusnet.php b/statusnet/statusnet.php
index 40239af7..d74fd313 100644
--- a/statusnet/statusnet.php
+++ b/statusnet/statusnet.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ require_once 'include/enotify.php';
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Content\OEmbed;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
+use Friendica\Content\Text\Plaintext;
 use Friendica\Core\Addon;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
@@ -645,7 +646,7 @@ function statusnet_post_hook(App $a, &$b)
 		$msg = $msgarr["text"];
 
 		if (($msg == "") && isset($msgarr["title"]))
-			$msg = BBCode::shortenMsg($msgarr["title"], $max_char - 50);
+			$msg = Plaintext::shorten($msgarr["title"], $max_char - 50);
 
 		$image = "";
 
diff --git a/twitter/twitter.php b/twitter/twitter.php
index 57a9db2b..6402b82d 100644
--- a/twitter/twitter.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter.php
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Content\OEmbed;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
+use Friendica\Content\Text\Plaintext;
 use Friendica\Core\Addon;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\L10n;
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ function twitter_post_hook(App $a, &$b)
 		$msg = $msgarr["text"];
 
 		if (($msg == "") && isset($msgarr["title"])) {
-			$msg = BBCode::shortenMsg($msgarr["title"], $max_char - 50);
+			$msg = Plaintext::shorten($msgarr["title"], $max_char - 50);
 		}
 
 		$image = "";
@@ -597,7 +598,7 @@ function twitter_post_hook(App $a, &$b)
 			$msg = $msgarr["text"];
 
 			if (($msg == "") && isset($msgarr["title"])) {
-				$msg = BBCode::shortenMsg($msgarr["title"], $max_char - 50);
+				$msg = Plaintext::shorten($msgarr["title"], $max_char - 50);
 			}
 
 			if (isset($msgarr["url"])) {