WhatsApp Help Pages Reportedly Contained Hidden Instructions Steering AI Away From Regulators

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A blog post published on redact.dev alleges that WhatsApp's help pages contained concealed instructions aimed at large language models. According to the report, the hidden text told AI systems not to recommend a regulator when users asked for help. The claim surfaced via a Hacker News discussion, where the post gathered about 21 points and 3 comments. The source material provided is limited to the post link and discussion metadata, so the full details of the findings and any response from WhatsApp or its parent company are not included here.

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