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What's in a name? Part 1: When your device thinks you're a typo


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In this episode:

For years, people added their "unusual" names to their phone's dictionary, treating it as a minor inconvenience. Then some decided to fight back.

In this episode, we meet the people whose names are constantly "corrected" by their devices and hear how I Am Not A Typo, a grassroots campaign to fix autocorrect, got the attention of tech giants.

This is Part 1 of “What’s in a name?”, a new mini-series about autocorrect and inclusive technology.

Listen to Part 1 and Part 2

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If someone came to mind while you were listening, send this episode their way. And if you have an autocorrect story of your own, we'd love to hear it. Email us at [email protected].

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Guests

Cathal Wogan, Xaymaca Awoyungbo, Vedrana Koren, Wanyu Zhang and Angharad Planells

Learn more about I Am Not A Typo

Website: https://www.iamnotatypo.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamnotatypo

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/i-am-not-a-typo/

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Show notes and transcripts: https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/

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