Elon Musk changes gun emoji on X to combat 'woke mind virus'
Elon Musk, the owner of X [formerly Twitter] has announced that he is bucking the trend and switching the gun emoji on his platform from a water pistol to a real firearm, in a bid to counter so-called ‘wokeism’.
Joining guest host John Fardy to look at this and the broader evolution of the emoji landscape is Elaine Burke, Host of the ‘For Tech Sake’ podcast.
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