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Apple has a secret list of banned autocomplete phrases including ‘dictator Trump’ and ‘covid is a hoax’

A researcher found over 100,000 words and phrases in "every major language" that are blocked from autocomplete and swipe-type in iOS, Reuters reports. The researcher, Derik Kauffman, says you can still type the words on the blocklist one letter at a...

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Apple has a secret list of banned autocomplete phrases including ‘dictator Trump’ and ‘covid is a hoax’
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A researcher found over 100,000 words and phrases in "every major language" that are blocked from autocomplete and swipe-type in iOS, Reuters reports. The researcher, Derik Kauffman, says you can still type the words on the blocklist one letter at a time. But they won't pop up as predictive text suggestions and iOS's keyboard may automatically alter them when swipe-typing, like changing "left wing conspiracy" to "left wrong conspiracy."

Kauffman posted the full list online, including the individual lists for different languages.

Most of the words and phrases on the list are offensive, slurs, or related to topics like sex and drugs. But it …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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