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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

People with commonly autocorrected names call for tech firms to fix problem

People stand around in a circle on their phones
People with Irish, Indian and Welsh names are among those calling for improvements to the systems that operate on phones and computers. Photograph: Yuri Arcurs/Alamy

People whose names get mangled by autocorrect have urged technology companies to fix the problem faster, with one person whose name gets switched to “Satan” saying: “I am tired of it.”

People with Irish, Indian and Welsh names are among those calling for improvements to the systems that operate on phones and computers as part of the “I am not a typo” campaign.

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