Report: Apple censors political content in engravings in ChinaApple says it tries not to allow requests that violate local laws and customs.
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A new report has revealed how Apple censors device engraving in China.
That includes references to leadership and political content.
The study also revealed words and phrases not allowed in the U.S. and Canada.
A new report into Apple's engraving system has revealed how the company censors political content in places like China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
Citizen Lab analyzed product engraving in six countries and found over 1,100 filtered keywords, noting in particular political censorship in China:
Within mainland China, we found that Apple censors political content including broad references to Chinese leadership and China's political system, names of dissidents and independent news organizations, and general terms relating to religions, democracy, and human rights.
We found that part of Apple's mainland China political censorship bleeds into both Hong Kong and Taiwan. Mu...
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Report: Apple censors political content in engravings in China
