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Companies Want To Insert Ads Into Unicode (thenextweb.com)

Posted by Soulskill on from the do-not-want dept.

AmiMoJo writes: Food company Nestle has started a petition to get a KitKat emoji into the Unicode standard. They aren't alone, Taco Bell wants a taco emoji added, and Durex suggested adding a condom. While the latter two are at least generic, KitKat is a trademark of Nestle and the "break" image a key part of their marketing. Next year Unicode will include a faceplam emoji (U+1F926) for occasions such as this.

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  1. unicode should NOT by strstr · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    have a condom. that's mind control. nor should there be a taco. that's like trying to get people to think condoms are normal to talk about, use, whatnot and that taco's are a food worth eating and discussing over other foods.

    the media blitz from this is what they're also after. just by the fact that these idiot companies made the suggestion to add these emojis, now there will be tons of discussion within the tech related community using the name "taco bell" and "durex" and "nestle and KitKat."

    that's mind control. they're getting the free press and putting all these ideas in peoples head. they already won. even if those emoji's don't get put into Unicode.

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  2. Well the muslims have their filthy prayer to satan by Chrisq · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Well the muslims have their filthy prayer to satan in unicode. That'smuch worse than a condom

  3. Re: Well the muslims have their filthy prayer to s by tandavanadesan · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Yes - Chrisq owes Satanists an aplology for comparing Satan to allah. Allah is much worse, and many more people kill in his name.