diff --git a/src/app/article/[slug]/page.tsx b/src/app/article/[slug]/page.tsx
index 04d49f2..ab721e5 100644
--- a/src/app/article/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/article/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export async function generateMetadata({
       images: a.image
         ? [{ url: a.image, width: 1200, height: 630, alt: title }]
         : [{ url: '/og-image.png', width: 1200, height: 630, alt: 'MapleBrief' }],
-      authors: [a.siteName],
     },
     twitter: {
       card: 'summary_large_image',
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ export default async function ArticlePage({
               <span className="rounded bg-maple-600/10 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-wide text-maple-700">
                 {SECTIONS.find((s) => s.slug === a.category)?.label ?? 'Briefing'}
               </span>
-              <span className="text-ink-500">via {a.siteName}</span>
               {a.publishedAt && (
                 <span className="text-ink-400">· {formatFull(a.publishedAt.toISOString())}</span>
               )}
diff --git a/src/components/ArticleCard.tsx b/src/components/ArticleCard.tsx
index 556fca1..b6ed156 100644
--- a/src/components/ArticleCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ArticleCard.tsx
@@ -21,12 +21,9 @@ export default function ArticleCard({ card }: { card: Card }) {
           />
         ) : (
           <span className="flex h-full items-center justify-center font-display text-4xl text-ink-300">
-            {card.siteName.charAt(0)}
+            ◆
           </span>
         )}
-        <span className="absolute left-3 top-3 rounded bg-ink-950/80 px-2 py-0.5 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-white">
-          {card.siteName}
-        </span>
       </Link>
       <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col p-4">
         <h3 className="font-display text-lg font-bold leading-snug text-ink-900 group-hover:text-maple-700">
diff --git a/src/components/RelatedArticles.tsx b/src/components/RelatedArticles.tsx
index 9d92cd8..55d5433 100644
--- a/src/components/RelatedArticles.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RelatedArticles.tsx
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ export default function RelatedArticles({ items }: { items: ArticleCard[] }) {
                 {a.headline ?? a.title}
               </Link>
               <span className="mt-1 block text-xs text-ink-500">
-                {a.siteName}
-                {a.publishedAt ? ` · ${formatRelativeTime(a.publishedAt)}` : ''}
+                {a.publishedAt ? formatRelativeTime(a.publishedAt) : ''}
               </span>
             </div>
           </li>
diff --git a/src/components/layout/Footer.tsx b/src/components/layout/Footer.tsx
index fcc626a..683cdb4 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/Footer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/Footer.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ export default function Footer() {
           <p className="font-display text-lg font-bold text-white">{env.siteName}</p>
           <p className="mt-2 text-sm leading-relaxed text-ink-400">
             An independent digest of Canadian headlines. Every brief is a
-            rewritten, in-depth version of the reported story, with full
-            attribution.
+            rewritten, in-depth version of the story.
           </p>
         </div>
         <nav aria-label="Footer" className="text-sm">
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ export default function Footer() {
       <div className="border-t border-ink-800/70">
         <div className="mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4 py-4 text-xs text-ink-500 sm:px-6">
           © {year} {env.siteName}. Briefs compiled from public news feeds.
-          All rights to original content remain with the respective publishers.
         </div>
       </div>
     </footer>