iPhone 18 Pro ‘drop test’ leaks get yanked from X

Videos of an iPhone 18 Pro drop test were removed from X following a data breach at Apple supplier Tata Electronics. The leaks, which included photos and parts lists, have circulated despite efforts by Apple to suppress the information.
Why it matters
It underscores the vulnerability of supply chain security for major tech companies and the ongoing struggle to control proprietary information.
Videos purporting to show the iPhone 18 Pro undergoing a drop test were removed from X shortly after they surfaced, as spotted earlier by MacRumors. An account imitating leaker Evleaks was suspended from X after sharing the clips, while the post was removed as well, with X saying it “violated” the platform’s rules.
The article reports on a factual event involving corporate security and platform moderation policies.
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