Apple’s predictive text system has prompted claims of antisemitism against the iPhone maker, by serving the Palestinian flag after users type in Jerusalem.
An example of the Palestinian flag showing as a predictive text suggestion for Jerusalem in iMessage
An example of the Palestinian flag showing as a predictive text suggestion for Jerusalem in iMessage
Apple’s latest software update to iOS 17, bringing it to iOS 17.4.1, has seemingly introduced a change to the autocorrect system. A change that some social media users are using to criticize the company with allegations of antisemitism.
For some users of iOS, typing in Jerusalem brings up the Palestinian flag as an optional emoji to add in iMessage. The problem isn’t limited to the predictive text system, as searching for the city under the emoji search comes up with the same result.
False Flag: Social media erupts over Apple’s predictive text Palestine blunder
False Flag: Social media erupts over Apple’s predictive text Palestine blunder