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Many mobile apps encounter this because React Native still doesn't have a good solution for selectable text [0].

Workarounds exist [1], but aren't great for text that spans multiple lines and styles.

[0] https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/13938

[1] https://github.com/bluesky-social/react-native-uitextview





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