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In the runaway hit drama Adolescence, lead detective DI Bascombe gets a lesson on emojis from his son that left viewers stunned.

A May 15 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows what appears to be a CNBC headline about an upcoming change to Apple devices. “Upcoming Apple device update set to remove clown emoji ...