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

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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[KGIII]

That? Oh, it's my stalker. Don't mind them. I kind of admire the attention and the ability to control them. If they waste their mod points on me then, by all means, they're just wasted - I've got karma boost enabled just to spite 'em and 'cause I like poking things that think they're important. They used to get five mod points but now they get three. I assume they've been whacked with meta-moderation and it will be a sad day when their mod points are no more and they'll need to resort to going back to telling me to go away. (They really do hate my off-topic novellas which I'm certainly guilty of and take great pleasure in writing - and some find them amusing/insightful.)

Anyhow, it's not really a big deal and I don't mind. It gives them something harmful to do. On the other hand, if they can encapsulate this idea as an emoji then I'll be impressed.