Social media skin tone inclusion
In 2015, the inclusive emoji was introduced. This is where people can select the skin stone of the emoji they choose. Once the emoji was revealed, people worried what outcomes would result. It was an understandable concern it would be used inappropriately. There was also a possibility it could case racial tensions. According to this article , the University of Edinburgh has found the result to be quite opposite. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh looked at a billion tweets to collect their data. What they have found through their research is rather interesting. Despite what some people may think, most people who personalized the skin tone did so to match their own. Also, if a skin tone chosen did not match the user, responses were mostly positive. Personally, I think this is good to see the option is not being abused. It is also good to see it is not causing racial drama on social media. Overall, the study found the inclusive emoji fulfilled its purpose...