Re:Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe
by ryandrake on Saturday November 07, 2026 @02:41PM
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I honestly don't see the difference at all. The user intent is identically clear, regardless of the mode of input. What if it was speech-to-text and the software refused to input my clear annunciation of "fuck"? STT requires some guessing and judgment calls too, but I would definitely call it censorship if the software refused.
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Re:Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe
by JumpCrisscross on Saturday November 07, 2026 @02:48PM
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> user intent is identically clear
Which is another way of saying identically ambiguous.
Resolving for a safer option when given a choice isn’t censorship in my view. I can, at the end of the day, type out fuck.
Re:Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe
by Detrytus on Saturday November 07, 2026 @02:50PM
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> The user intent is identically clear, regardless of the mode of input
That's the whole point: swiping is a very imprecise method, and the user intent is not clear at all, so Apple avoids making "controversial" guesses.
Re:Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe
by ryandrake on Saturday November 07, 2026 @02:56PM
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How precise does the swiping have to be before you agree that user intent is clear? If my swiping centers on the letters d i v t a t o r - t r u m p, there is absolutely no reason to suspect my intent was anything other than "dictator trump." If the auto-correction failed in that case, they cannot blame it on a lack of precision.