Apple to stop blocking searches with the word ‘Asian’ in adult content filter


People demonstrating at the Stop Asian Hate march and rally in Koreatown on March 27, 2021 in the US following a shooting in Atlanta which left six Asian women dead. — AFP

Apple will be removing an adult content filter setting for iOS and macOS that blocks users from seeing any results with the word ‘Asian’ in search, according to website The Verge.

The website explained that the issue affects users using devices with ‘Limit Adult Websites’ content restriction on. Instead of getting a search result, they will see a prompt saying “You cannot browse this page at ‘google.com’ because it is restricted”.

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