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Theydontwantyou.to (talk about abortion)

New Campaign launches: TheyDontWantYou.To

A few days ago FSFE launched a new campaign to make young people aware of the digital restrictions that they tolerate. Microblogging and guerilla stickering form core components of this fresh strategy for engaging youth in fighting for digital freedom.

The first tweet, sent on Monday, reveals a list of words which apple refuses to help you type. The list includes the words, virginity, drunkard, abortion and ammo – if you spell them wrong, your iOS spell-check won’t help you! As a dyslexic – I protest! But the question is, will apple help me spell that word? Or is it out of bounds?