“Emojis are quickly becoming the language of the Internet, but with that power comes a raft of new legal issues.
“Cases are beginning to emerge in which police charge people — often kids — for using emoji in ways that they deem threatening.
“According to a Washington Post feature on the subject, a 12-year-old girl in Fairfax, Va. was charged with threatening her school and computer harassment because she posted a message on Instagram that included a bomb, knife and gun emojis and the phrase “meet me in the Library.”
“Fairfax County Schools ultimately concluded the threat was not credible, but the outcome of the case in juvenile court is unclear.”
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