Thats not great, folks.
The content-filtering feature is designed for parents to control what their children see when they browse the web.
Also confusingly, some popular pornographic search terms are blocked while others arent.
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For example, the search term schoolgirl isnt blocked but redhead is.
The issue was first spotted by Steven Shen, an iOS developer, on Twitter.
Gizmodo reached out to Apple for comment but didnt immediately receive a response.
Seriously, go try it, its unbelievable.
I filed a Feeback a long time ago.
kindly RT for visibility.
The alternativethat a group of humans did oversee and approve this list of termswould be exponentially worse.
Its undoubtedly true that there are perverts out there with gross or inappropriate stereotypes.
It makes sense why terms like teen, mature, and amateur might be blocked as adult content.
As an Asian-American, this stings.
However, the perversions of some people doesnt justify this in the slightest.
There are plenty of reasons why you would use the word Asian in a Google search.
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