{
  "id": 18498893,
  "title": "Apple's predictive text restrictions include 'Dictator Trump' and 'Sleepy Joe,' researcher finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/apples-predictive-text-restrictions-include-dictator-trump-and-sleepy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T12:46:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-914058"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple maintains an undisclosed collection of tens of thousands of words and phrases that its iOS keyboard will not suggest during autocomplete or swipe-typing, according to researcher Derik Kauffman. The list, not a ban on words, aims to prevent offensive or politically charged suggestions while anticipating users' intended messages. The flagged terms largely consist of vulgar, offensive, drug-related, sexually explicit, or violent language. However, politically charged phrases such as \"dictator Trump\" and \"sleepy Joe\" also appear on the list. Apple has not publicly disclosed the list's size or composition, but Kauffman estimates it to be around 100,000 entries. The researcher discovered the list in September while noticing stuttering during swipe-typing. Apple has not commented directly on Kauffman's findings, but it assures users they can still type specific words or phrases and override predictive text suggestions. The list varies across languages, with examples including \"Modi braggart\" in Hindi and \"read gay smut\" in English. Independent verification by engineer Matt Suiche corroborates Kauffman's findings. The existence of such a list has been known to social media users for years, but this is the first comprehensive report. While Apple's actions aim to avoid inappropriate suggestions, inconsistencies in the application of the feature have been noted, such as allowing \"read smut\" but not \"read gay smut.\"",
  "summary": "Hundreds of millions of people worldwide use iPhones, so Apple's choices about which words its keyboard suggests could quietly shape how they communicate. Apple has not publicly disclosed the list.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Exclusive-Apple's predictive text restrictions include 'Dictator Trump' and 'Sleepy Joe,' researcher finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/exclusive-apples-predictive-text-restrictions-include-dictator-trump",
        "published": "2026-11-06T11:02:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Apple's predictive text restrictions include 'Dictator Trump' and 'Sleepy Joe,' researcher finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/apples-predictive-text-restrictions-include-dictator-trump-and-sleepy-18502323",
        "published": "2026-11-06T12:51:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}