He explained that the homophobic emoji is “not a glitch” and that it is “literally how that character works in combo with any emoji or character.” Many speculated that the hateful emoji was a glitch. However, founder and editor in chief of Emojipedia Jeremy Burge set the record straight. Regardless, the intent behind the homophobic symbol is clear. The unauthorized antigay emoji is only apparent on mobile devices on desktop it displays as a rainbow flag followed by the the international prohibition sign. Comments Homophobic trolls use antigay emoji to torment LGBTQ accounts on social media.īy now you have probably seen the emoji featuring a rainbow flag overlaid with the international prohibition sign. Although the icon is not official, it took social media platforms by storm as trolls used it to spam LGBTQ accounts.
