Dr. Josh C. Simmons reports that Apple is censoring anti-immigration material sent in private iMessage conversations. He says he sent his wife a mashup video criticizing the H‑1B program titled "End the H-1B Program Today: Remixed" that contains archival and news footage with no violence, but when he reopened the thread the video had been hidden behind a gore disclaimer and required clicking through three screens to reveal it. He interprets the labeling and blocking as evidence that Apple is scanning private texts and enforcing content policies inside personal messages.
He walked followers through the sequence in a short thread and reposted the video link to demonstrate the mismatch between the content and the gore warning, calling the practice "insane overreach" and demanding an explanation from Apple. Other users responded, calling the behavior insidious and suggesting messages are being captured and algorithmically analyzed for policy enforcement or other uses. The account frames the episode as a broader warning about platform power over private communication and about automated moderation affecting political speech.
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