Slack Messages Vanish or Show Wrong Author Across Desktop and Mobile
A long-time Slack user reports persistent sync bugs where messages disappear entirely, display only partial content, or attribute a message to the wrong sender depending on whether it's viewed on desktop or mobile. The user says these bugs have sat unresolved on the backlog for years despite repeated reporting, undermining basic trust in message history accuracy.
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