Apple's iOS predictive text contains around 100,000 graylisted terms
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Turns out, Apple's predictive text quietly avoids suggesting certain words, including references to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, and the phrase "dictator Trump."
Researcher Derek Kauffman found around 100,000 entries of "graylisted" terms hidden in iOS, covering not just English but also languages like Hindi and French.
The idea is to keep offensive or sensitive topics out of your keyboard suggestions.
Apple graylist sparks debate
Some choices on the list are raising eyebrows, like how "read smut" is fine but "read gay smut" isn't.
There are also phrases such as "dictator Trump" and "sleepy Joe."
These quirks have sparked debate about how much tech companies should shape what we type and see online.