Apple has compiled a secret list of 100,000 words and phrases that the iPhone does not suggest when typing. Researcher Derrick Kaufman found a hidden multilingual list of words and phrases in the iOS operating system that the iPhone keyboard normally doesn't offer when filtering and matching gestures. According to him, the list contains about 100 thousand words and phrases without taking into account the Chinese characters. It includes obsessive language, references to drugs, sex and violence, and politically sensitive language. Among them are "Dictator Trump", "Selfie Joe", "The Conspiracies of the Right", "Witness to Independence" and "United Ireland". This is not an absolute ban on the use of these expressions. iPhone owners can enter them manually, but the system in most cases does not offer such combinations automatically. Reuters tested some of the phrases recognized on the iPhone and confirmed the features of the keyboard. For example, when you try to type "Sleepy Joe," the system says "Sleepy Joe." Ireland was replaced by the United States of Iceland. According to Kaufman, such restrictions can inevitably affect the communications of millions of users. "This is a very mild form of censorship. But given the scope of Apple's work, even a small impact is enough to have a significant impact. Kaufman discovered the list in September after noticing that certain expressions could not normally be typed with gestures. He used Codex code and Claude Entropy code to study the system. Cybersecurity engineer Matt Sushi independently discovered the same list and confirmed persistence of results. Apple did not comment on the size of the list or the reasons for certain political expressions. The company said that the iPhone keys are configured not to suggest offensive or inappropriate words.

Apple has compiled a secret list of 100,000 words and phrases that the iPhone does not suggest when typing. Researcher Derrick Kaufman found a hidden multilingual list of words and phrases in the iOS operating system that the iPhone keyboard normally doesn't offer when filtering and matching gestures. According to him, the list contains about 100 thousand words and phrases without taking into account the Chinese characters. It includes obsessive language, references to drugs, sex and violence, and politically sensitive language. Among them are "Dictator Trump", "Selfie Joe", "The Conspiracies of the Right", "Witness to Independence" and "United Ireland". This is not an absolute ban on the use of these expressions. iPhone owners can enter them manually, but the system in most cases does not offer such combinations automatically. Reuters tested some of the phrases recognized on the iPhone and confirmed the features of the keyboard. For example, when you try to type "Sleepy Joe," the system says "Sleepy Joe." Ireland was replaced by the United States of Iceland. According to Kaufman, such restrictions can inevitably affect the communications of millions of users. "This is a very mild form of censorship. But given the scope of Apple's work, even a small impact is enough to have a significant impact. Kaufman discovered the list in September after noticing that certain expressions could not normally be typed with gestures. He used Codex code and Claude Entropy code to study the system. Cybersecurity engineer Matt Sushi independently discovered the same list and confirmed persistence of results. Apple did not comment on the size of the list or the reasons for certain political expressions. The company said that the iPhone keys are configured not to suggest offensive or inappropriate words.