From ‘Dictator Trump’ to ‘bad boy’: Inside Apple’s secret list of 100,000 words your iPhone won't autofill
The list, described as a digital 'grey list', reportedly contains nearly 100,000 words and their variations, although it does not prevent users from manually typing them in messages, emails or other applications.
An undisclosed list containing approximately 100,000 words and phrases, created by Apple for its iPhone keyboard, has come to light according to a report by Reuters. The list, known as a digital grey list, prevents certain words and their variations from being suggested through predictive text, autocorrect, and swipe-typing features.
The list's contents consist primarily of vulgar or offensive words, drug-related terms, sexual content, violence, politically sensitive phrases, and expressions related to political leaders, immigration, and territorial disputes. Examples include "dictator Trump" and "sleepy Joe" in English, "Modi braggart" and "Rahul is Pappu" in Hindi, as well as "immigration too high" in French and "occupied territories" in Hebrew.
Apple maintains that users can still manually type these expressions but emphasizes its commitment to preventing inappropriate or offensive suggestions. However, the company's light-touch censorship approach has led to inconsistencies in applying its filtering system, as some expressions are flagged while others are not.
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