Emoji Timeline

A timeline of cultural and technical events in the history of emoji

2016

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Emoji Specialist Is Needed for Court Cases

Today Translations, a translation firm based in London, puts out an ad for the world’s first emoji translator specialist to help them meet the translation challenges posed by “the world’s fastest-growing language.” A need has risen since text messages more and more are being used as evidence in court cases. The software being used isn’t sensitive enough to understand the many cultural differences in usage and interpretation of the expressive pictograms.