Facebook is using a plane emoji to brand the case of September 11th , 2001 . This feel a footling eldritch .
It ’s unknown if a human Facebook employee chooses the icon for remembering specific events on Facebook , or if it is pick out by an algorithm . irrespective , there ’s something not ripe about using cartoonish emoji of the weapon that was used to kill 3,000 people . The company use other emojis to assist users memorialise other event , like the American flag and a taper — both of which belike would have made a little more sensory faculty than using a aeroplane .
We ’ve progress to out to Facebook for more details . Google , by comparability , used a black ribbon .
Update 5:54 PM EST : Facebook has changed the emoji from a plane to a candle .
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