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Hapless presenter ridiculed for cringeworthy report about 'secret emoji codes' being used by children

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 3.2.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, Twitter
Summary | A news reporter claimed that children were using emojis as a secret code. He was then mocked by Twitter users. The reporter gave a few examples: a frog emoji can mean "you're ugly", or a fox head emoji means "let's sneak out of the house". However, Twitter users said they didn't know there existed a fox emoji.
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Revealed: WikiLeaks 'Vault 7' CIA data dump includes the EMOJIS used by American intelligence

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 8.3.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | The CIA has its own emojis. The document called Faces of the Internet is part of the Wikileaks "Vault 7". The list includes for instance: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (shrug emoji). It doesn't seem that the CIA emojis are used as a secret code; workers are probably just having fun.
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Patrick Stewart to voice poo emoji in The Emoji Movie

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 19.1.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Patrick Stewart is going to voice the Poo Emoji in the new Emoji Movie.
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Britain is a nation of optimists as positive emoji use skyrockets

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 19.3.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | A new report shows that the use of happy emojis has been rising in the UK. The Brits' mood was analyzed by an emoji-mometer, and it showed that they seem to be optimistic by nature.
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The important reason why your Facebook friends are posting heart emoji - and it's not for Valentine's Day

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 10.2.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, Facebook
Summary | Female Facebook users have been posting a heart emoji on their FB wall without any explanation. They have been sharing the emoji in order to raise awareness about breast cancer.
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Paul Pogba gets his own Twitter emoji printed ON HIS BOOTS for Man United's game with Leicester

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 5.2.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Football player Paul Pogba was seen with his own Twitter emoji printed onto his boots.
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Twitter adds support for 69 new emoji - but there's a very annoying catch

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 25.5.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | diversity, emojis, Twitter
Summary | Twitter introduced 69 new emojis. However, since the characters are part of the Unicode 10.0 release, those who are using macOS, iOS, Android or Windows won't be able to see the new emojis on their Twitter apps.
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Redheads rejoice as ginger emoji moves a step closer to reality

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 17.5.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | diversity, emojis
Summary | Redhead, bald, curly and white-haired emojis are candidates for the new Unicode release. Several options are possible: introducing a custom hair tag, or including "people" with different hair colors.
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Redhead emoji FINALLY on the cards after long campaign for ginger equality

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 20.1.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | diversity, emojis
Summary | Apple is thinking about introducing a new ginger emoji. However, they still don't know what the new emoji will look look like. Should they introduce a custom hair tag to existing emoji or add new people with red hair?
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They don't learn the alphabet and won't have to sit an exam

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 2.2.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, addiction, brain, game, law, school, threat
Summary | A mother who homeschools their children lets them play video games for up to seven hours a day. Experts criticize this because excessive video gaming reduces the development of empathy and other important psychological and cognitive developments. They are clearly not receiving nearly as much educaton as children in the public school system. All this is however legal as homeschooled children do not need to follow the curriculum or sit standardized exams.
Image Description | Portrait of the mother with her three children all holding a video game controller.
Image Tags | female(s), game, male(s)

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