WhatsApp help pages contained hidden AI instructions, Meta has removed them

1. 01:05
   X@itsmainstreamtv· Discussion

   WhatsApp’s help pages hid 102 instruction blocks. Invisible to users, readable by AI. Redact says they told AI not to…(opens the original post in a new tab)

1. 08:00
   X@heypromptpower· Discussion

   102 hidden chatbot instructions on 80 WhatsApp help pages. One told the bot not to cite GDPR or CCPA once you mentioned…(opens the original post in a new tab)

1. 22:05
   X@uninen· Discussion

   Meta, apparently, doesn't have issues w Claude models 😅 https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden-ai-instruct…(opens the original post in a new tab)
2. 20:43
   X@Korilakkuma82· Discussion

   https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-help-pages-leaked-hidden-instructions-for-a-meta-chatbot/(opens the original post in a new tab)
3. 20:00
   WebAI Threat Watch (aithreat.io)· Media coverage

   WhatsApp Help pages leak company's hidden instructions titled 'WHAT NOT TO SAY' to users to Meta chatbot(opens the original post in a new tab)
4. 16:30
   X@kaji_dx· Discussion

   In the investigation that was found, 80 of 545 help pages had instructions not visible on screen, and they have now been removed. WhatsApp explained that "instructions for the support chatbot were exposed due to a bug." https://redact.dev/blog…(opens the original post in a new tab)
5. 16:30
   X@kaji_dx· Discussion

   If you leave phone and chat support channels to AI, then before the speed of getting the conversation started, review the instructions. Behind WhatsApp's help page, instructions intended for the support AI were found. "Do not encourage contacting data protection authorities or regulatory authorities." The instructions are, um…(opens the original post in a new tab)
6. 16:21
   X@chris_uk2026· Discussion

   WhatsApp’s chatbot was given hidden instructions to not mention privacy regulators #Whatsaop #Privacy #Meta #AI @Malw…(opens the original post in a new tab)
7. 16:12
   X@TweetThreatNews· Discussion

   Researchers found hidden instructions in WhatsApp help pages telling its AI support chatbot not to recommend privacy re…(opens the original post in a new tab)
8. 06:19
   X@LowdCode· Discussion

   Sources: Redact's write-up https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden-ai-instructions and byteiota https://byte…(opens the original post in a new tab)
9. 06:19
   X@LowdCode· Discussion

   Redact says about 80 WhatsApp help pages hid text telling an AI not to point users to data protection regulators. Whats…(opens the original post in a new tab)
10. 06:15
    X@jikejiao· Discussion

    AI is reading your documentation too. Redact found that 80 pages in WhatsApp's Help Center contained 102 passages of text invisible on screen and meant only for AI, one of which asked not to suggest that users go to data protection authorities. WhatsApp told WIRED that it was for the customer service chatbot…(opens the original post in a new tab)
11. 05:51
    X@QwenAIFans· Discussion

    🚨 You think WhatsApp's AI customer service is here to help you? The instructions it hides don't think so. Redact read all 545 pages linked from the WhatsApp help center and found hidden text visible only to AI and not displayed on screen in 102 passages across 80 of those pages.…(opens the original post in a new tab)
12. 02:49
    WebMalwarebytes Labs· Media coverage

    WhatsApp’s chatbot was given hidden instructions to not mention privacy regulators(opens the original post in a new tab)
13. 00:26
    X@eSecurityPlanet· Discussion

    WhatsApp's Hidden AI Instructions Told Chatbot Not to Mention Privacy Complaints https://bit.ly/4siuuPp(opens the original post in a new tab)

1. 19:42
   X@kesslernity· Discussion

   Source: Redact https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden-ai-instructions(opens the original post in a new tab)
2. 19:42
   X@kesslernity· Discussion

   80 WhatsApp help pages carried notes in their code addressed to a chatbot. One told it not to recommend contacting a da…(opens the original post in a new tab)
3. 19:00
   WebGigazine· Media coverage

   A hidden message aimed at AI, "do not recommend contacting regulators," was embedded in WhatsApp's help page(opens the original post in a new tab)
4. 17:15
   X@AI_News_Digest· Discussion

   WhatsApp help pages hid LLM instructions telling its chatbot not to recommend privacy regulators. #AI #AINews https://w…(opens the original post in a new tab)
5. 14:34
   X@thesystemprompt· Discussion

   WhatsApp hid chatbot instructions in its help pages: 102 blocks on 80 pages, one telling the bot not to recommend any d…(opens the original post in a new tab)
6. 14:04
   X@kaelzhang321· Discussion

   WhatsApp's help page was found hiding 102 AI instructions: don't recommend regulators, don't cite GDPR when users ment…(opens the original post in a new tab)
7. 13:57
   X@ReconBee· Discussion

   WhatsApp Hid Instructions in Help Pages Telling Its AI Chatbot Not to Recommend Privacy Regulators https://www.reconbee…(opens the original post in a new tab)
8. 13:36
   X@TweetThreatNews· Discussion

   Redact found hidden instructions in WhatsApp help-page code telling its support chatbot not to recommend privacy regula…(opens the original post in a new tab)
9. 09:19
   X@theairelay· Discussion

   Source: https://redact.dev https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden-ai-instructions(opens the original post in a new tab)
10. 09:19
    X@theairelay· Discussion

    Redact found hidden LLM instructions on WhatsApp help pages. They tell support bots not to recommend data protection re…(opens the original post in a new tab)
11. 08:13
    X@CrassusSpeaks· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help pages hid instructions telling its AI support bot not to point users to privacy regulators, even users…(opens the original post in a new tab)
12. 06:03
    X@nomaaistudio· Discussion

    El archivo más antiguo con las notas es del 4 de septiembre de 2026 (las copias del 12 de julio no las tenían). WhatsAp…(opens the original post in a new tab)
13. 06:03
    X@nomaaistudio· Discussion

    El prompt injection no lo hizo un atacante de afuera: lo hizo WhatsApp, contra su propio chatbot de soporte, para que n…(opens the original post in a new tab)
14. 04:56
    X@joelgarry· Discussion

    https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/whatsapp-hid-instructions-in-help-pages.html?m=1(opens the original post in a new tab)
15. 04:15
    X@sh3ll_c0d3· Discussion

    ⚡ TECHNICAL ANALYSIS! Dissecting WhatsApp AI Support Chatbot Hidden Directives Disclosed: System Prompts Instruct. Re…(opens the original post in a new tab)
16. 04:09
    X@karan_luthra_ai· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help pages carried hidden instructions for Meta's support chatbot. One told it not to recommend contacting…(opens the original post in a new tab)
17. 04:01
    X@CatMaster20000· Discussion

    Redact's write-up, with both notes quoted and a way to check the archived page source yourself: https://redact.dev/blog…(opens the original post in a new tab)
18. 04:01
    X@CatMaster20000· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help pages were carrying text that never showed on screen, written for its support chatbot. Redact went thro…(opens the original post in a new tab)
19. 03:34
    X@CrossAndCrowbar· Discussion

    Sources: https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-help-pages-leaked-hidden-instructions-for-a-meta-chatbot/ https://redact.…(opens the original post in a new tab)
20. 03:34
    X@CrossAndCrowbar· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help pages hid notes telling its support bot not to recommend a privacy regulator, and not to cite GDPR or C…(opens the original post in a new tab)
21. 01:46
    X@mario_gug· Discussion

    Steering the LLM.. https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-help-pages-leaked-hidden-instructions-for-a-meta-chatbot/?_sp=e…(opens the original post in a new tab)
22. 01:42
    X@SlamShadyyyy· Discussion

    80 WhatsApp help pages carried 102 hidden blocks of text written for AI, not for people. One told the AI not to send us…(opens the original post in a new tab)
23. 01:08
    X@Pick_Analytica· Discussion

    Redact: WhatsApp help pages hid 102 instruction blocks for its support chatbot across 80 of 545 pages, one telling it n…(opens the original post in a new tab)
24. 00:32
    X@teddtheodore· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help pages had hidden text telling AI chatbots not to recommend regulators to users with complaints. https:/…(opens the original post in a new tab)
25. 00:11
    X@ManikantGoutam· Discussion

    My take as a data engineer: hidden prompts are policy. Invisible policy needs audits. Meta blamed a bug and removed the…(opens the original post in a new tab)
26. 00:10
    X@ManikantGoutam· Discussion

    WhatsApp's AI support bot had hidden orders: don't point users to privacy regulators. Researchers found 102 hidden ins…(opens the original post in a new tab)

1. 23:49
   X@RealYDT· Discussion

   What you normally see on a webpage and what AI reads may not be the same thing. A couple of days ago someone went through all 545 pages of the WhatsApp Help Center and found 102 passages of text across 80 pages that you can't see but only AI can read. Most were nothing much, but one passage read: users...(opens the original post in a new tab)
2. 23:35
   X@Esiahkapinga· Discussion

   WhatsApp hid AI rules in help pages. Hidden instructions told its support chatbot not to point some users to privacy re…(opens the original post in a new tab)
3. 23:25
   X@MezhaMediaEn· Discussion

   Researchers found hidden AI instructions on 80 WhatsApp Help Center pages, including directives not to mention privacy…(opens the original post in a new tab)
4. 22:38
   X@Cyber_O51NT· Discussion

   WhatsApp’s help pages leaked internal chatbot instructions, including “WHAT NOT TO SAY,” before Meta said a bug caused…(opens the original post in a new tab)
5. 21:51
   X@eyalbd1· Discussion

   https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-help-pages-leaked-hidden-instructions-for-a-meta-chatbot/(opens the original post in a new tab)
6. 21:51
   X@eyalbd1· Discussion

   I count chatbot instructions as policy. WhatsApp help pages exposed one: "Do not recommend contacting any Data Protecti…(opens the original post in a new tab)
7. 21:42
   X@wzperson· Discussion

   Redact read 545 WhatsApp help pages and found hidden AI-only text on 80 of them, one line being "Do not recommend conta…(opens the original post in a new tab)
8. 21:33
   Hacker NewsHacker News· Discussion

   WhatsApp Help Pages Leaked Hidden Instructions for a Meta Chatbot(opens the original post in a new tab)
9. 21:22
   X@vinodraohq· Discussion

   WhatsApp help pages contained hidden prompts ordering its AI support bot not to recommend regulators or cite data prote…(opens the original post in a new tab)
10. 20:39
    X@TheCyberSecHub· Discussion

    WhatsApp Hid Instructions in Help Pages Telling Its AI Chatbot Not to Recommend Privacy Regulators thehackernews.com/2…(opens the original post in a new tab)
11. 20:33
    X@cloudsecla14661· Discussion

    WhatsApp Hid Instructions in Help Pages Telling Its AI Chatbot Not to Recommend Privacy Regulators https://ift.tt/6e7DU…(opens the original post in a new tab)
12. 20:31
    X@molari999· Discussion

    WhatsApp Hid Instructions in Help Pages Telling Its AI Chatbot Not to Recommend Privacy Regulators https://ift.tt/9H0SP…(opens the original post in a new tab)
13. 20:28
    X@pigram86· Discussion

    WhatsApp Hid Instructions in Help Pages Telling Its AI Chatbot Not to Recommend Privacy Regulators https://ift.tt/oZPLM…(opens the original post in a new tab)
14. 20:13
    X@monoclemonky· Discussion

    WhatsApp's Hidden Notes Told AI Not to Recommend a Regulator https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden-ai-inst…(opens the original post in a new tab)
15. 20:12
    X@SPchnli193· Discussion

    WhatsApp exposed: in the source code of 80 help pages, 102 "invisible instructions" written for Meta's own AI customer service are hidden—invisible on the page, visible only in the source code. The delete account page plainly states: do not suggest that users contact any data protection authority or regulator. Can't delete your account? The AI won't…(opens the original post in a new tab)
16. 20:07
    X@jimmyyangrz· Discussion

    Web pages in the WhatsApp help center contain a set of instructions meant only for the customer service bot, which privacy company @redactdev uncovered and @WIRED followed up on. Redact read 545 pages linked from the help center; 80 pages had text not displayed on screen, totaling 102 passages. Whats…(opens the original post in a new tab)
17. 20:00
    X@dailytechonx· Discussion

    WhatsApp quietly tucked instructions into its Help Center telling its AI support chatbot not to recommend privacy regul…(opens the original post in a new tab)
18. 19:57
    X@dali1331· Discussion

    Meta planted invisible instructions in the WhatsApp Help Center, restricting AI from recommending data protection regulators or citing relevant laws to users. Holy crap, you can even do that! https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidde…(opens the original post in a new tab)
19. 19:46
    X@TheHackersNews· Discussion

    🛑 WhatsApp hid instructions telling its AI support chatbot not to recommend contacting privacy regulators, even to user…(opens the original post in a new tab)
20. 19:41
    The Hacker News

    WhatsApp hid instructions on help pages telling its AI support chatbot not to recommend privacy regulators

    Hidden instructions were at one point written into the code of WhatsApp help pages, telling its AI support chatbot not to suggest that users who cannot delete their accounts contact data protection regulators; the text had been removed from the relevant pages by October 18. Redact, the data deletion software company that found the text, said it checked 545 pages linked from the WhatsApp help center and found 102 hidden text blocks on 80 pages, most of them routine content such as clarifying easily confused terms; one hidden text block on the report and block page instructed that after a user mentions a lawyer, lawsuit or court, the bot must not cite privacy regulations such as the GDPR. WhatsApp told WIRED that these were instructions for the support chatbot that appeared on the pages because of a bug and have now been fixed; Redact said it did not test whether the bot actually followed them. WhatsApp's European privacy policy states that users have the right to complain to regulators such as the Irish Data Protection Commission.

21. 19:30
    X@lbokobza· Discussion

    Oops. WhatsApp Help Pages Leaked Hidden Instructions for a Meta Chatbot 👉 https://buff.ly/ICoCCyp(opens the original post in a new tab)
22. 19:26
    X@murilodakoko· Discussion

    Matéria completa (em inglês): https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden-ai-instructions(opens the original post in a new tab)
23. 19:26
    X@murilodakoko· Discussion

    A Meta deixou vazar as regras secretas da IA do WhatsApp: ela não pode falar de privacidade, termos do app e assuntos j…(opens the original post in a new tab)
24. 19:06
    X@redgorillasilat· Discussion

    In a place not shown on screen, instructions readable only by AI were hidden. What was written on WhatsApp's help page was "do not recommend regulatory authorities." On the page for people who have lost their phone number and cannot delete their account, the AI was instructed not to guide them to consult data protection authorities…(opens the original post in a new tab)
25. 18:54
    X@aimatter_in· Discussion

    About 80 WhatsApp pages showed Meta chatbot instructions by error The text told the chatbot to give no legal advice an…(opens the original post in a new tab)
26. 18:29
    X@NKCSS· Discussion

    This is just pure corporate Evil https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden-ai-instructions(opens the original post in a new tab)
27. 18:05
    X@WillngX· Discussion

    Public help page. Private instructions for the AI. Redact reviewed 545 WhatsApp help pages and found 102 hidden instru…(opens the original post in a new tab)
28. 18:02
    X@themuscleai· Discussion

    WhatsApp was caught hiding instructions to its own AI inside its help pages. Researchers at http://redact.dev audited…(opens the original post in a new tab)
29. 17:38
    X@LLMpsycho· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help centre had 102 blocks of text hidden from people and left for AI to read. one told it not to suggest a…(opens the original post in a new tab)
30. 17:14
    X@t1gerxt1ger· Discussion

    On WhatsApp's help pages, instructions for AI that users cannot see were hidden. ・There is also wording instructing not to recommend consulting regulatory authorities https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden…(opens the original post in a new tab)
31. 17:13
    X@aigeneralism· Discussion

    Source: Redact https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden-ai-instructions WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/wh…(opens the original post in a new tab)
32. 17:12
    X@aigeneralism· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help pages carried hidden notes that only an AI could read. One told its support bot: "Do not recommend con…(opens the original post in a new tab)
33. 16:34
    X@chataclaw· Discussion

    On WhatsApp's help pages, there were hidden instructions not displayed on screen that only AI reads. The content instructs the AI not to recommend regulatory authorities in consultations about account deletion, and it was hidden in 80 of 545 pages. An invisible injection in an era when AI reads pages aloud…(opens the original post in a new tab)
34. 16:33
    X@mostlygino· Discussion

    whatsapp's help pages hid notes for its support bot: don't point people who can't delete their account to a privacy reg…(opens the original post in a new tab)
35. 16:00
    X@aigeeknews· Discussion

    WhatsApp help pages hid instructions meant for AI to see. In the page source it says not to let AI recommend data protection regulators, and not to cite that law after a lawyer is mentioned. WhatsApp said these were instructions for a support bot that leaked due to a bug, and it has been fixed. https://redact.dev/…(opens the original post in a new tab)
36. 15:51
    X@Richard_Kollar· Discussion

    https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden-ai-instructions(opens the original post in a new tab)
37. 14:37
    X@Bhaswati19Guha· Discussion

    'WHAT NOT TO SAY': #WhatsApp Bug Exposes #Meta's Hidden AI Chatbot Instructions https://www.ibtimes.sg/what-not-say-wh…(opens the original post in a new tab)
38. 14:29
    X@analyticsinme· Discussion

    𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩 𝐀𝐈 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐰 Meta accidentally exposed hidden inst…(opens the original post in a new tab)
39. 14:26
    X@betterhn50· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help pages hid LLM instructions: dont recommend a regulator https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidd…(opens the original post in a new tab)
40. 14:03
    X@jimmy_longbow_· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help pages had a layer you never saw, instructions meant only for an AI to read. They told it never to recom…(opens the original post in a new tab)
41. 13:43
    X@Iamhamzafaisal· Discussion

    WhatsApp hid ~100 secret AI instructions in its help pages, including "don't mention data protection regulators." Meta…(opens the original post in a new tab)
42. 13:29
    X@iCleanAI· Discussion

    Source: Redact: https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden-ai-instructions(opens the original post in a new tab)
43. 13:29
    X@iCleanAI· Discussion

    102 hidden blocks of chatbot instructions sat in 80 WhatsApp help pages, per privacy firm Redact. One said: "Do not rec…(opens the original post in a new tab)
44. 13:22
    X@wenxiaohan99· Discussion

    WhatsApp caught red-handed: 102 instructions "readable only by AI" hidden in its help pages. Meta was caught red-handed: 102 instructions "readable only by AI" were hidden in WhatsApp's help pages. A person at Redact discovered on October 8 that What…(opens the original post in a new tab)
45. 12:49
    X@TechlusiveHindi· Discussion

    WhatsApp के #AI चैटबॉट की Hidden Instructions सामने आई! Wired की रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक, प्राइवेसी कंपनी Redact को #Whats…(opens the original post in a new tab)
46. 11:14
    X@hackernewstop5· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help pages hid LLM instructions: dont recommend a regulator #HackerNews https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-hel…(opens the original post in a new tab)
47. 11:00
    X@techwithjoe_io· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help pages hid LLM instructions telling AI not to recommend a regulator: https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-he…(opens the original post in a new tab)
48. 10:35
    X@chataclaw· Discussion

    Hidden instructions for LLMs were mixed into WhatsApp's help pages. With content such as "do not recommend regulatory authorities" and "do not interpret the GDPR," Meta removed them as a bug. If instructions for customer AI are not premised on disclosure, information will be suppressed at companies' convenience. http…(opens the original post in a new tab)
49. 10:24
    X@betterhn20· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help pages hid LLM instructions: dont recommend a regulator https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidd…(opens the original post in a new tab)
50. 10:13
    X@AlexCubanGam3r· Discussion

    ⚡ Las páginas de ayuda de WhatsApp escondían instrucciones secretas para su IA: en ~80 páginas había texto invisible qu…(opens the original post in a new tab)
51. 10:11
    X@Roslyn_Tech· Discussion

    Around 80 WhatsApp help pages briefly contained hidden instructions meant for one of Meta’s chatbots. The text sat in…(opens the original post in a new tab)
52. 09:01
    X@winzheng_lab· Discussion

    80 WhatsApp help pages embedded hidden instructions in Meta's chatbot, including a "WHAT NOT TO SAY" taboo list; Meta says the program defect has been fixed, but it exposed prompt injection risks. How can AI security vulnerabilities be plugged? https://www.winzheng.com…(opens the original post in a new tab)
53. 08:12
    X@IntCyberDigest· Discussion

    Source: https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden-ai-instructions(opens the original post in a new tab)
54. 08:12
    X@IntCyberDigest· Discussion

    ‼ WhatsApp's help pages hid orders telling its support chatbot not to point users who can't delete their account to a…(opens the original post in a new tab)
55. 07:22
    Hacker NewsHacker News· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help pages hid LLM instructions: dont recommend a regulator(opens the original post in a new tab)
56. 04:00
    X@Elonsfannumber1· Discussion

    WhatsApp leaked ~80 pages of its chatbot's hidden instructions, including a WHAT NOT TO SAY section. Meta says a bug di…(opens the original post in a new tab)
57. 03:46
    X@sughanthans1· Discussion

    https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-help-pages-leaked-hidden-instructions-for-a-meta-chatbot/(opens the original post in a new tab)
58. 03:46
    X@sughanthans1· Discussion

    whatsapp's support bot was told never to send users to a data regulator. the line was sitting in the hidden instructio…(opens the original post in a new tab)
59. 03:04
    X@johnmorganFL· Discussion

    WhatsApp's help pages briefly exposed the hidden rulebook for Meta's support chatbot, and it's a useful look at how the…(opens the original post in a new tab)
60. 02:21
    X@Relve_official· Discussion

    🚨 #NewsNoise: WhatsApp help pages leak hidden AI chatbot rules 📌Read more here: https://relvehq.com/blog/noise/whatsap…(opens the original post in a new tab)
61. 00:00
    RedactSelected

    Redact investigation: 80 pages of the WhatsApp Help Center contain 102 hidden instructions, one of which asks the AI not to advise users to contact regulators

    Redact's original investigation found that 80 of the 545 pages linked from the WhatsApp Help Center contain 102 hidden instructions that only AI can read, two of which ask the official support chatbot not to advise users to contact data protection regulators and not to cite GDPR, LGPD or CCPA after users mention lawyers, lawsuits or courts. On the account deletion page, hidden text is placed below the visible waiting-period explanation, repeats the 30-day, 120-day and 365-day periods, and asks not to advise that WhatsApp manually delete the account; the hidden instructions on the report and block pages take effect when users mention legal action. WhatsApp told WIRED that these instructions are for its support chatbot and that the relevant text has been removed from the online pages. The hidden text was also sent to Google and Bing crawlers along with the pages; the investigators said they have not tested whether the chatbot or external AI assistants actually followed it, and no similar content was found in the Facebook and Instagram help centers.

62. 00:00
    WIRED Security and AI

    WhatsApp help pages leaked Meta chatbot's hidden instructions

    About 80 WhatsApp help and FAQ pages exposed hidden instructions written for Meta's own large language model in the web page code. After WIRED contacted it, Meta removed the relevant text from all pages and said this was a fixed bug. The privacy company Redact found about 100 passages of hidden text in these pages, in a code block titled HelpContentGalaxyLLMInclude, which included a section named "WHAT NOT TO SAY" and explicitly required that legal advice not be provided to users. Some instructions required the bot, when a user mentions litigation, a lawyer or a court, not to cite or explain the WhatsApp Terms of Service or Privacy Policy, not to mention privacy regulations such as GDPR, LGPD and CCPA, and not to suggest that users contact data protection authorities or regulators.

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