[$2000] IOU Request message changes & removes some characters after sending.

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Action Performed:

1. Go to any chat & request funds with a message "Tokyo <> Mexico"
2. Notice the request message changes & removes "<>" from the original message.

Expected:

Request payment messages should not change after sending, just like send payment messages.

Actual:

Request message changes & removes some characters such as "<>" from the original message.

Workaround:

unknown

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

• Android / native
• Android / Chrome
• iOS / native
• iOS / Safari
• MacOS / Chrome / Safari
• MacOS / Desktop

Version Number: v1.2.69-0
Reproducible in staging?: y
Reproducible in production?: y
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail:
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Notes/Photos/Videos:

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Recording.1492.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @priyeshshah11
Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1675781361590699

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[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @lschurr (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details.

[MelvinBot]

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[lschurr]

I was able to reproduce. Adding Eng for another set of eyes. Should this be internal or external?

[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @tgolen (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

[tgolen]

Looks like a legit bug.