Return to site

Gay flag emoji crossed out

broken image

“Even if it is not possible to prevent users from making this symbol … Instagram has a responsibility to overhaul their Community Guidelines to protect LGBTQIA+ creators,” Ridwan said. Speaking to Indy100, Ridwan added that they have been trying to get the attention of Instagram to make a statement on the icon and why it is not against the platform’s guidelines. “A $100 billion tech company *must* be tech-savvy enough to automatically remove the symbol and ban users seen utilising it to abuse us.” In an Instagram post detailing their campaign, Ridwan writes: “These guidelines are protecting bullies and bigots, leaving LGBTQIA+ people to face this abuse without the tools to stop it.

broken image

Heartbreaking picture shows Queen sitting alone ahead of Philip’s funeral – here’s how the Internet reacted.If you have seen tweets like this and assume this is an official emoji it’s merely combining two existing characte… - Emojipedia icon first surfaced online in February 2019, when it went viral and sparked outrage among Twitter users.

broken image