India, Dec. 8 -- Justin Bieber has taken aim at Apple in a viral post, threatening to put the company's employees in a "rear naked choke hold" over what he calls a frustrating Messages interface problem on the iPhone. The Canadian pop star posted his complaint on X, sparking a mix of humour, debate, and tech commentary across social media.

Bieber's frustration stems from the small microphone icon that appears in the Messages text field on iPhones. The icon's behaviour changes based on context. When the text box is empty, it acts as a dictation button. After typing something, the button shifts to become the Send icon, then switches back to the microphone after the message is sent.

"If I hit this dictation button after sending a text and ...