a person could embed a secret message inside an emoji without altering its visible appearance. It would seem that the method cannot be used to smuggle malware or malicious code, an application ...

Emojis, commonly used for adding emotion to digital communication, are now identified as potential tools for manipulating AI ...

while anal sex can be communicated using the donut emoji. While some meanings may seem like a given — the gun or knife emojis symbolize weapons and the smiley face with x’s over the eyes ...

From the animal emoji putting gang members in jail to the smiley face which revealed a sinister ... these cases often emerge within the secret codes used by gang members. Professor Marcel Danesi ...

Of the six billion emoji that are sent globally every day, around 70% are emotion based – for example, smiley face, love hearts. A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions.

Police and other specialists have advised parents to monitor their children's phone usage, particularly any secret codes ... smiley faces and hand gestures can also indicate secret meanings – such as ...