Google, Apple Remove ‘Hateful, Exclusionary’ Praying Hands Emoji

Google, Apple Remove ‘Hateful, Exclusionary’ Praying Hands Emoji

U.S.-Google and Apple have both removed the praying hands emoji from their mobile platforms, citing the “hateful, exclusionary” worldview reflected by the two hands pressed together in sincere petition to some unspecified deity.While Apple had previously removed glowing rays of light from behind the prayer emoji in an attempt to downplay its …