Can't send image without also rendering the URI for the user

[0xRabbidfly]

potential fix?

keep sendMessage but hide the URL:
Use sendMessage with link_preview_options.url = actualUrl and omit the URL from the text. Telegram will still generate the preview without showing the raw link.
Your current plugin doesn’t expose link_preview_options in sendMessageInChunks, so you’d need to extend it to pass that option.