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

here a few from me, there is many more :)

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Variant said:
Its one thing to limit hate speech like 88 or HH, its another to prevent the use of 69, etc. Of course Apple is well within their rights to dictate what can be printed, but it just comes off as prudish.
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So they ban 69 but they strongly push filthy language in their nonsensical curator comments when highlighting Rap Life artists and new tunes. They recently gave their top award to the "talented" Megan Thee Stallion who spouts dirty language. Prudish in one area but hypocritical in all areas.
 
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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Huh? Swear words show up just ****ing fine in my keyboard suggestions. After I read this, I replied back to a buddy in imessage and swiped, “who the fuc,“ leaving the k off, and my suggestions for that last word were three variations of ****.

Not sure whats going on with your phone, but **** works fine for me.
 
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Apple_Robert said:
I think if Apple is going to offer the current options, they shouldn’t try and limit the expression of individuals. After all, the engraving is personalized.
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Lol, that **** isn’t gonna fly here. They can reject whatever engraving they want — you seem to forget that they’re the ones doing the engraving, FOR FREE. If you want some vulgar phrase engraved in them, do it yourself.

Also, the last thing Apple wants is to be the lead in story on every 6 o’clock news show across the country, because they sold an AirTag to an 11 year old kid that was engraved with “KKK💯” or a few emojis that translate into something else racist as ****.
 
Anarchy99 said:
not a American but I value free speech, when I read these comments I assume they mean in general Like in the western liberal democracy sense.
as in I have the freedom of saying what i want, and deal with the consequences in this case is that means people think that I’m an idiot for having the Poo+unicorn emoji on a few tags then I have to deal with the social consequences.

in this case I’m telling a computer what to put on the tag that I’m paying for.
they shouldn’t be involved in limiting my speach on my own property.
their business proposition was We will engrave X number of characters including emoji’s on the tag, that should include the whole Unicode alphabet including emoji’s Period.

The only limiting factor should be the physical size of the tag and the size of a lettering.

don’t get me wrong I tend think a private business should be able to do what it wants Personally but by them limiting it they’re the ones breaking their own social contract since they didn’t pre-specify limitations
So anyone that does hold grudge against Apple I can’t blame them either.
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What do you want to get engraved that you think Apple will reject?
 
chumps52 said:
A horse emoji then a "+" then the poo emoji works... Bit of a workaround but if someone is that desperate for that on their AirTag...
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When some people are told they can't do something, then they want to do it. It doesn't necessarily make them desperate.
 
odonnelly99 said:
Lol, that **** isn’t gonna fly here. They can reject whatever engraving they want — you seem to forget that they’re the ones doing the engraving, FOR FREE. If you want some vulgar phrase engraved in them, do it yourself.

Also, the last thing Apple wants is to be the lead in story on every 6 o’clock news show across the country, because they sold an AirTag to an 11 year old kid that was engraved with “KKK💯” or a few emojis that translate into something else racist as ****.
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I know Apple can reject any engraved order they want. That wasn't the point of my post.
 
MacRumors said:


Apple's AirTag item trackers can be custom-engraved using text, numbers, and even emoji, but users looking to express some college humor will likely need to look elsewhere, because Apple's online AirTag personalization tool is easily offended.

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An AirTag is just big enough to fit up to four characters or up to three emoji. That might seem just enough to get dubiously creative with your diction, but as The Verge points out, Apple puts pretty strict limitations on what you can emblematize on an AirTag.

For instance, a Pile of Poo emoji can't come after a Horse Face emoji, but other animal-poo combinations are fair game. Similar limitations apply to potentially offensive words spelt out with text, although some customers will surely find their own ways around the system.

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This isn't the first time Apple has clipped the wings of would-be comedians and toilet humorists – many of the same emoji restrictions are present on AirPods and iPad engravings, for example. However, the ability to engrave several, more affordable AirTags is likely to introduce more people to Apple's guarded funny side.

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AirTags‌‌‌ start at $29 each or $99 for a four-pack. Online orders open this Friday, April 23, with ‌‌‌AirTags‌‌‌ shipping April 30. Engraving is free.

Article Link: Apple Tries to Limit Offensive AirTag Engravings... With Mixed Results
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Where’s the Fox emoji?! Of course you’d have to distinguish it from the Cat emoji. But that’s easy enough by removing the cat whiskers and extending out the fur on the upper jaw like Wolverine.
 
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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There's the *legal right* to free speech, which, as you say, Apple cannot violate.

But then there's the *cultural norm* of free speech, under which Apple has made quite a few questionable decisions.

If we let go of the cultural norm, we won't hold onto the legal right for long.
 
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