Researcher Finds Political Phrases on Apple’s iOS Keyboard ListApple’s Quiet Keyboard Filtering Deserves TransparencyApple’s Keyboard Filters Political Phrases Without Explaining Why
On November 6, researcher Derik Kauffman described a multilingual list of phrases that Apple’s iOS keyboard generally will not suggest or swipe-type. The list includes political terms as well as offensive language, but users can still enter the phrases manually.On November 6, researcher Derik Kauffman described a multilingual iOS list that suppresses autocomplete and swipe-typing for about 100,000 phrases, including political terms. Apple says users can still type them, but the filtering raises questions about how private technology shapes expression.On November 6, researcher Derik Kauffman detailed an iOS list that suppresses autocomplete and swipe-typing for roughly 100,000 phrases, including political terms. Apple says users can still type them, but its undisclosed rules leave its judgment calls open to scrutiny.
