# Apple’s secret list of banned autocomplete phrases include ‘Dictator Trump,’ ‘Sleepy Joe’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/apples-secret-list-of-banned-autocomplete-phrases-include-dictator-trump-sleepy-joe/
- Published: 2026-11-06T23:25:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T00:38:49+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/business/apples-secret-list-of-banned-autocomplete-phrases-include-dictator-trump-sleepy-joe/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Apple’s keyboard reportedly filters around 100,000 words and phrases.
- Some political terms are among those rarely suggested.
- Users can still type the filtered words themselves.

## Summary

A researcher says Apple has a multilingual list of words and phrases that its iPhone keyboard generally avoids suggesting through autocomplete or swipe-typing. The list is not a ban, as users can still type the terms, but the findings raise questions about how predictive keyboards may influence communication by filtering suggestions.

Derik Kauffman estimates the list contains about 100,000 entries and variations, excluding Chinese characters. It includes vulgar and offensive language as well as political phrases such as “Dictator Trump”, “Sleepy Joe”, “United Ireland” and “Tibetan independence”; examples also vary by language. Apple said its keyboard is designed to avoid inappropriate or offensive suggestions and that users can override predictive text, while Reuters testing found several of Kauffman’s examples were difficult to swipe-type or did not appear as suggestions.

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