diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/ChatroomMenu.cs b/Assets/Scripts/ChatroomMenu.cs
index bc56184..2027a76 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/ChatroomMenu.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/ChatroomMenu.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Numerics;
-using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MikeSchweitzer.WebSocket;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ public class ChatroomMenu : MonoBehaviour
         var optionsButton = rowInfo.transform.GetChild(4).GetComponent<Button>();
 
         usernameText.text = message.Username;
-        messageText.text = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Convert.FromBase64String(message.Content));
+        messageText.text = message.Content;
         if (message.CustomIcon == null)
         {
             playerIcon.sprite = Resources.Load<Sprite>("Icons/Icons/bird_" + message.Icon);
@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@ public class ChatroomMenu : MonoBehaviour
             var editMessageChildEditedPreview = editMessageChild.GetChild(3).gameObject;
             var editMessageChildNewContentInputBox = editMessageChild.GetChild(4).GetComponent<TMP_InputField>();
             editMessageChildNewContentInputBox.onSelect.AddListener((_) => editMessageChildNewContentInputBox.caretPosition = editMessageChildNewContentInputBox.text.Length);
-            editMessageChildNewContentInputBox.text = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Convert.FromBase64String(selectedMessageForOptions.Content));
+            editMessageChildNewContentInputBox.text = selectedMessageForOptions.Content;
             editMessageChildExitButton.onClick.AddListener(() =>
             {
                 editMessagePanelCurrent = null;
@@ -237,7 +235,7 @@ public class ChatroomMenu : MonoBehaviour
             var optionsButton = rowInfo.transform.GetChild(5).GetComponent<Button>();
 
             usernameText.text = selectedMessageForOptions.Username;
-            messageText.text = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Convert.FromBase64String(selectedMessageForOptions.Content));
+            messageText.text = selectedMessageForOptions.Content;
             if (selectedMessageForOptions.CustomIcon == null)
             {
                 playerIcon.sprite = Resources.Load<Sprite>("Icons/Icons/bird_" + selectedMessageForOptions.Icon);
@@ -268,7 +266,7 @@ public class ChatroomMenu : MonoBehaviour
             optionsButton = rowInfo.transform.GetChild(5).GetComponent<Button>();
 
             usernameText.text = selectedMessageForOptions.Username;
-            messageText.text = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Convert.FromBase64String(selectedMessageForOptions.Content));
+            messageText.text = selectedMessageForOptions.Content;
             editMessageChildNewContentInputBox.onValueChanged.AddListener((value) => messageText.text = value);
             if (selectedMessageForOptions.CustomIcon == null)
             {
@@ -318,7 +316,7 @@ public class ChatroomMenu : MonoBehaviour
         });
         optionsPanelCopyButton.onClick.AddListener(() =>
         {
-            if (selectedMessageForOptions != null) GUIUtility.systemCopyBuffer = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Convert.FromBase64String(selectedMessageForOptions.Content));
+            if (selectedMessageForOptions != null) GUIUtility.systemCopyBuffer = selectedMessageForOptions.Content;
         });
         optionsPanelCopyButton.onClick.AddListener(optionsPanelExitButton.onClick.Invoke);
     }