fix: remove unnecessary escaping

react/features/chat/components/web/ChatMessage.js

             })
             : message.message;
 
-        // replace links and smileys
-        // Strophe already escapes special symbols on sending,
-        // so we escape here only tags to avoid double &
-        const escMessage = messageToDisplay.replace(/</g, '&lt;')
-            .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
-            .replace(/\n/g, '<br/>');
         const processedMessage = [];
 
         // content is an array of text and emoji components
-        const content = toArray(escMessage, { className: 'smiley' });
+        const content = toArray(messageToDisplay, { className: 'smiley' });
 
         content.forEach(i => {
             if (typeof i === 'string') {

react/features/chat/middleware.js

 // @flow
 
-import UIUtil from '../../../modules/UI/util/UIUtil';
-
 import { APP_WILL_MOUNT, APP_WILL_UNMOUNT } from '../base/app';
 import {
     CONFERENCE_JOINED,
         const { conference } = store.getState()['features/base/conference'];
 
         if (conference) {
-            const escapedMessage = UIUtil.escapeHtml(action.message);
-
             if (typeof APP !== 'undefined') {
-                APP.API.notifySendingChatMessage(escapedMessage);
+                APP.API.notifySendingChatMessage(action.message);
             }
-            conference.sendTextMessage(escapedMessage);
+            conference.sendTextMessage(action.message);
         }
         break;
     }