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Apple Tries to Limit Offensive AirTag Engravings... With Mixed Results

I find it crazy that they do not allow for other languages to be engraved, at least not in the US site. Why can't Chinese characters be used?
 
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Populus said:
I’m a bit tired of all this “censor” Apple applies to make everything so politically correct. I know this message is going to receive a lot of downvotes but this time I’ll understand it, because it is a controversial comment. Even if MR deletes it, yeah, I can understand.

That said, it feels certainly silly when I try to type (swiping) swearing words on iOS 14 and Apple has forbidden many words and pair of words to appear in the suggestions, thus, making it impossible to use those words by swiping, both in English and Spanish. It feels childish, at least let us disable it if we want! (There are people over 18yo using Apple devices too). And no, including those words into the dictionary no longer works like it did on iOS 13.

On the device engravings I can understand the decision to an extent. But with the iOS keyboard and other areas, I cannot get it.
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Apple isn't the only company that does this btw.
 
Populus said:
I’m a bit tired of all this “censor” Apple applies to make everything so politically correct. I know this message is going to receive a lot of downvotes but this time I’ll understand it, because it is a controversial comment. Even if MR deletes it, yeah, I can understand.

That said, it feels certainly silly when I try to type (swiping) swearing words on iOS 14 and Apple has forbidden many words and pair of words to appear in the suggestions, thus, making it impossible to use those words by swiping, both in English and Spanish. It feels childish, at least let us disable it if we want! (There are people over 18yo using Apple devices too). And no, including those words into the dictionary no longer works like it did on iOS 13.

On the device engravings I can understand the decision to an extent. But with the iOS keyboard and other areas, I cannot get it.
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You're a bit tired of Apple's censorship?

A bit of history for you:
Apple was created by Hippies, yes HIPPIES!
It's about Love, Unity, Equality, peace and happiness being one with not just nature but your fellow person. Expressing your feelings/thoughts does not have to be just in profane language or whatever is popular in pop-culture of the season/year.

By this ... that is why auto correct specifically replaces profanity in your macOS, iOS, iPadOS and even in WatchOS when messaging.

Apple was created with common decency, respect and values ... real family values. Something we ALL, heck the world NEEDs today. If you've not been paying attention many youth/young and older adults 'don't give a crap' as a personal growth mantra - regardless of field of work/investments/class/etc it's a way of 'life' so to speak. Its refleced in all music lately - also why genre's are not really important anymore. And it's destroying us as humans: a woman falls down, a simple trip, most people will glance and continue walking on by without a thought to help.

Kids in 2020 running around with a knock-out game, randomly and cowardly sucker-punching people (usually frail/weak/old/unaware). all the time victims are unaware something will occur. This and the crew I grew up on are DISGUSTED by this! In my old hood in Toronto (not a very violent city by any measure), a 14yr old kid sitting in a part just after dark in fall smoking a cigarette was beaten to death because he denied giving 1 just 1 to 4 kids. Beaten to death over denial of giving another person a cigarette which he owned and paid himself for! Took 2yrs but all those PUNKS got sent to jail for real time tried as adults; rightfully so.

So ... you have a choice. re-evaluate your personal values and a) stick with Apple or move over elsewhere. If you still want to curse in text on iOS ... create a shortcut, don't just add to dictionary. You seem like a VERY intelligent and coherent person - reading your post above you seem to have good values ... maybe this is a hint for personal adjustment.

Cheers
 
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Konigi said:
Why would they include a happy poop emoji if they won't let us use it creatively?

I don't see the point, Apple.
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Creative is one thing. If you use a poop emoji on A-tags in such a way to offend a person that finds your missing item, I don't think you want them to take it and throw it in a lake or a sewer if small enough. That would defeat the purpose right?

PS: Is there emotions as part of the emoji set for poop?
 
Populus said:
I’m a bit tired of all this “censor” Apple applies to make everything so politically correct. I know this message is going to receive a lot of downvotes but this time I’ll understand it, because it is a controversial comment. Even if MR deletes it, yeah, I can understand.

That said, it feels certainly silly when I try to type (swiping) swearing words on iOS 14 and Apple has forbidden many words and pair of words to appear in the suggestions, thus, making it impossible to use those words by swiping, both in English and Spanish. It feels childish, at least let us disable it if we want! (There are people over 18yo using Apple devices too). And no, including those words into the dictionary no longer works like it did on iOS 13.

On the device engravings I can understand the decision to an extent. But with the iOS keyboard and other areas, I cannot get it.
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Add swear words as a keyboard replacement within settings. Use the word as both the phrase, and the shortcut. It was frustrating when I couldn't ducking express myself properly.

I agree though, it shouldn't be necessary.
 
Forgetting "offensive" words/emojis. How many people are planning to engrave your airtags?
As other have mentioned there's no basic emojis for car, house, etc.
 
Bleh. So immature people upset that they can't be naughty. DIY if you want to.
 
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Akrapovic said:
You know you've found an American when they start talking about free speech without understanding that a private company not providing the specific option that you want doesn't come under free speach.
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It’s usually also Americans who have the bizarre notion that free speech/free expression has a purpose and that the concept of free speech is not a synonym for “whatever SCOTUS says that clause of the first amendment means right now”. Indeed in Council of Europe countries the right of free expression does restrict what Americans would consider first amendment rights of companies to protect people’s rights (mainly for employees, but the principle is there).
 
Truckondo said:
It would have been cool to see licensed logos (at a small price). Like if someone wanted to put a Ford logo or a Honda logo. Even better would be sports teams. I’m sure the 3rd party market will have options in the future.
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I have been in contact with the business side of Apple to do just that, it is very much a thing. I am getting a couple hundred.
 
Seifensieder said:
Free expression? – Who is that company that they can tell me what I can write and what not? (Aside from technical limitations.)

Ultimately, however, you can also freely choose not to buy their products. What am i gonna do. Not only because of this one stupidity but because of many other of these made by Apple.
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They are the company making the product, ergo they can choose to allow it or not, that is THEIR freedom of speech
 
As always, the comment section is so much BETTER than the article.

And that's not a dis to MR, either. You peeps are AWESOME!

anthorumor said:
Or like, remove the 💩 emoji
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lol

I've always wondered how we got to this point in society, where nobody knows how to express themselves without a poop icon.
darcyf said:
Apple does not want to be seen as suggesting anything offensive to their customer, same goes for knowingly engraving. That’s not an image they want for themselves and totally their choice not to want that.
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And yet Apple virtue-signals at every opportunity they get.

Akrapovic said:
You know you've found an American when they start talking about free speech without understanding that a private company not providing the specific option that you want doesn't come under free speach. But as long as we've got those freedumbs.
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First off, it's spelled "speech". Every time, not just the first time.

Secondly, it's always okay to complain. Being a "private company" doesn't automatically shield you from criticism.

Thirdly, Apple contracts HEAVILY with government and military. One could say that by this point in time, they SHOULD be a bit more beholden to the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

4nNtt said:
This is 🐴💩. With all the animal emoji, I wonder how many will be using these to find their cat.
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If anything, I'd put one on the local stray cat so I'll know when he's coming near. That way I'll have ample time to get the super-soaker reloaded. After a few times of that, maybe he becomes the neighbors' problem.
 
69Mustang said:
This 100% is Apple. Just like it's 100% the DMV. Trying to conflate Apple's decisions with another entity to justify the restrictions doesn't make any sense at all. There are hundreds, probably thousands of companies that make decisions like this all the time. Those companies are responsible for their own decisions. Just like Apple. No one is forcing Apple to limit engraving and they could lift the prohibitions at any time... if they wanted to do so. This is Apple.
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When I said this isnt Apple I meant this isn't unique to Apple. Sorry if that wasn’t clear.
sracer said:
A bit more accurately, it isn't JUST Apple. :)
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Correct!
 
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Akrapovic said:
You know you've found an American when they start talking about free speech without understanding that a private company not providing the specific option that you want doesn't come under free speach. But as long as we've got those freedumbs.
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You know you've found an idiot when they lump a bunch of unrelated individuals together and attach a label. :rolleyes:
 
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