Here is a sample link to Positive Feedback that points to a page talking about Lamm in Miami.
Can you tell which word has the link?
Quite easily, before clicking/hovering/etc on a desktop.
Inside a quote box your link is less visible while remaining identifiable as such.
You make a valid statement on the limitations of mobile architecture. No idea exactly how mobile page serves are handled differently nowadays as I rarely access the internet with anything running one of those OS. When I do it is a much improved environment from even a few years ago [screaming zonkers double underlined text in every permutation]. That amount of change is a leading element in examining what is a doable solution, long term.