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Miss Belgium 'condoned the N word and used a brown poo emoji' in response to Instagram pic of black man
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 20.1.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, social media
Summary | Romanie Schotte, Miss Belgium 2017, added a poo emoji in response an Instagram post where a black man was a called a n*****. She then said she was not racist because her dad worked in Africa. People started an online campaign to strip her of her title of Miss Belgium. Schotte also said that the poo emoji was supposed to represent a chocolate ice cream.
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Teen poses for sick selfie with car wreck after crash that killed truck driver in a fireball
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 6.4.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, social media
Summary | A teenager was involved in a car accident that killed a truck driver. The teenager then posted a selfie with the wreck of his volvo and added a teardrop emoji next to "RIP Volvo". The truck driver's widow was angry and disgusted that the boy shared the picture on social media three days after the accident.
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What is Apple Clips? App offers a new way to share videos on Snapchat and Instagram
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 22.3.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, social media, video communication
Summary | Apple is launching a new app that makes video editing much easier called "clips". The videos can then be posted on whichever social media platform users prefer. It allows users to put music to their video, use color filters, insert emojis, speech bubbles, and so on. Apple has also committed to donating some of the revenue to charity organizations for AIDS and Malaria.
Image Description | Images and videos showing how to use the app.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
The rise and rise of emoji social networks
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 12.9.2014
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, language threat, social media, word/writing
Summary | The end of the word is close; three social media want to introduce 100% emoji conversations. Emojicate was the first network that tried to revolutionize our communication. Emojili is the real leader in terms of all-emoji network. The app creators state that Emojili started as a joke. Nowadays, more apps are image-oriented (e.g. focused on photo-sharing), and even Instagram posts are largely emojified.
Image Description | Image of an emoji.
Image Tags | emojis
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