Emoji

A civil panel of the Riga District Court has ruled that the thumbs-up palm emoji in official correspondence can be interpreted as written consent, Latvian publication Delfi reported.

Internet memes referencing the films "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" have sparked anger online in Japan, the only country to ever have been attacked in wartime with nuclear weapons.

One film is about a wildly popular children's doll and the other is a biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the creators of atomic weapons.

Media personality and hotel heiress Paris Hilton announced on Jan. 24 that she and husband Carter Reum had welcomed their first child.

Hilton posted a photo on Instagram of what appeared to be her newborn baby grasping her thumb.

"You are already loved beyond words," Hilton wrote with a blue heart emoji.

In 2022, Global Emoji Count Could Grow to 3,460

Renowned celebrities from across the globe have come forward in support of Turkey in its fight against wildfires, sharing their heartfelt messages on social media.

"Poor planet is crying. Let's save the mother Earth," wrote British singer Dua Lupa, adding, "Turkey, I am with you."

An ancient water bottle with a smile emoji on it will be displayed at the Gaziantep Archeology Museum

Apple has released new gender neutral emoticons - an analogue of most current emoticons. There are punks, clowns and zombies among them. This is part of the company's mobile operating system update, AFP reported. The tech giant has been offering an increasing number of inclusive emoji designs in recent years, presenting them with different skin colours or professions.

Twitter launched on Wednesday an emoji for the European Parliament elections in May, seeking to provide a visual link to channel conversations around a vote set to affect the European Union in the coming years.
Together with Facebook and Google, Twitter has come under pressure to do more to combat disinformation about the elections.

Make sure to scrutinise your Facebook messages VERY carefully — even if they are sent from one of your closest pals.
A scam is spreading across the social network, causing friends to inadvertently put their chum’s phones and gadgets in jeopardy.
Potential victims are met with an innocent-looking prompt to check out a video in a Messenger chat box.

A team of Turkish and Italian archeologists have unearthed what could be the world's oldest smiley emoji in one of the most important ancient cities of the world, Karkamış, located in the southeastern province of Gaziantep along Turkey's border with Syria.