Researcher finds Apple keyboard blocks political terms

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A researcher found that Apple's predictive-text restrictions include terms such as 'Dictator Trump' and 'Sleepy Joe', and that the company's choices about which words its keyboard suggests could quietly shape how iPhone users communicate. The finding raises questions about how much control platform makers exercise over the language users can easily type and send, and whether such filters are disclosed to the public. Apple has not commented in the items.

Why it matters：Invisible filters on widely used devices shape public discourse and raise transparency questions for platform regulation.

Key points

  • Apple's predictive text blocks terms including 'Dictator Trump'.
  • The researcher says suggestions can shape communication.
  • Apple did not comment in the items.

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