Ten emoji have been linked to violence, according to For Working Parents. Unsurprisingly, the water gun and knife refer to weapons, while the dynamite and pirate flag simply refer to crime in general.

Drug dealers and criminal organisations are understood to use a raft of emoji "as code for drug, violence and sexual activities," according to Surrey Police. Netflix's show Adolescence showed just ...

Surrey Police warns that organised criminal gangs frequently use emoji as 'code for drug, violence and sexual activities'. Although it might have other uses, the eight ball is one of the most ...

A picture — or an emoji — tells a thousand words ... because lots of young people are groomed online into drugs and violence and lots of young people are involved in dangerous sexual behaviors ...

Emoji haven't always been gendered ... Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence ...

The emoji code, produced by education charity For Working Parents, outlines 60 symbols used to talk about drugs, violence, sex, self-harm, extremism and incels, meaning involuntary celibates.

If you’re a parent worried about your child’s unfamiliar online world, a fear-based response is unlikely to work. What is ...