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Facebook Bans Use Of Sexually Suggestive Emojis
Facebook and Instagram will remove posts containing emojis like the eggplant or peach when they're being used for "sexual solicitation."

MENLO PARK, CA — Facebook users who've typically turned to emojis to send a suggestive message will need to get more creative. The social media giant will now remove posts containing "commonly sexual emojis or emoji strings" as part of a crackdown on "sexual solicitation."
Emojis with suggestive double-meanings — the eggplant and peach are classic examples — are still fine to use in most contexts under Facebook's new policies. But posts on Facebook and Instagram will now be removed if the emojis are being used to offer or ask for sex, sex chats or nude photos and videos, according to Facebook's community standards.
According to XBIZ, an adult industry news site that first reported on Facebook's revised rules, the company quietly added the new standards sometime between September 7 and October 23, without ever announcing them officially.
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It's part of an effort by the Menlo Park-based company to limit "sexual solicitation" on its platforms, according to XBIZ.
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