Slack App Renders Unreadably After Update (Black Text, Transparent Backgrounds)
A Slack app update broke visual rendering for users, making text unreadable with black-on-transparent backgrounds. The issue blocks core communication workflows immediately after update. This is a platform regression rather than an addressable external gap.
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