In 2019, those fears were confirmed when data scientists at Facebook said that posts that received angry emojis were disproportionately likely to host misinformation, toxicity and low-quality news.

Australian minister defends characterising Russian President Vladimir Putin with angry-face emoji. Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, said she believed Mr Putin would be flattered rather than ...

So even though you reacted to your friend’s rampage about her landlord refusing to turn on her heat with an angry-face emoji two weeks ago, it’s now a pissed off ‘lil jack-o’-lantern.

Take the "angry face" emoji — you know, the one with smoke coming out of its nose like a li'l human bull? Turns out, that's not angry smoke. That's triumphant smoke. I know.

All of which is to say: The 3,000-year-old tilde might want to consider rebranding itself as Invisible Man With Twirled Mustache. I t’s easy to dismiss emoji. They are, at first glance, ridiculous.