And finally…”It’s been emoji-nal”

EmojiA man in France has been ordered to couch up €1000 and will spend three months in jail after sending a single emoji to his ex-girlfriend.

A local judge in Valence in the southern Drôme département ruled that a message from 22-year-old Bilal Azougagh, which contained only a cartoon icon representing a gun, could be interpreted as a death threat.


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