Apple's predictive text restrictions include 'Dictator Trump' and 'Sleepy Joe'
ag8
33 points
8 comments
November 06, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (4 comments)
cisc
Don't worry about it. The iPhone Duo is doubleplusgood!
ChrisRR
100,000 sounds less like a list of restrictions, and more like training the prediction model based on how often its used
thinkingemote
Related: "I dumped Apple’s word list" 2 days ago, 120 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50357782
danielfoster
I was going to go into a rant about how this is an unfair restriction of personal freedom, but then I realized Apple would probably get hit with negative press if “Sleepy Joe” popped up on her phone after telling everyone about her baby, sleepy Jeremy. Or vice versa for anything to do with Trump.