Flick through your emoji keyboard on almost every platform or device, from Apple to Android, and you’ll come across a colorful water pistol among the smiley faces and flags. But not any longer ...

Follow her on Instagram @piavela_ Amid growing concerns over gun control in response to recent mass shootings in the U.S., Apple has decided to replace the deadly pistol emoji for a much ...

“There is a need for a conversation about boys and about girls, about the harm being done to girls, and about the implicit violence ... hidden meanings behind the emoji in Katie’s comments ...