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Rude emojis: aubergines and censorship

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Why did the aubergine emoji get banned from some social media platforms? Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright are joined by Professor Vyv Evans to talk all things emoji. First broadcast on Word of Mouth, 21 February 2017.

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