Drug dealers and users, including kids, have used “emoji code” for years. SC authorities are pushing for greater awareness as ...

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They look innocent, but the combination of cookie, snowman, box, and parachute emojis can be code for "a large batch of cocaine has arrived." A school bus is code for Xanax; a blue heart, ...

Alas, finally. We’ve come to the end of the emoji drug code. I’m ending with an emoji that’s very obvious because even I deserve to get one right at first glance. Don’t be fooled, though. Folks could ...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is warning parents about a digital tactic being used by drug dealers.The tactic involves hiding illegal drug sales behind seemingly harmless emojis on ...

TikTok might be best known for its dance routines and challenges, but it's also the home of nearly 50 "secret" emoticons that are exclusive to the app and include graphics that look significantly ...

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — It's a secret code, no parent wants their kids to use. Drug dealers have created a language to talk to kids in order to buy drugs and it's one that looks pretty innocent. Now, ...

If you've ever looked at TikTok's comments section, you may have noticed it's alive with colorful emoji that aren't on your phone. Whether you're an Android or an Apple user, it doesn't matter — ...

Jax Anderson and her 12-year-old daughter, Evelyn, have their own private distress signal. The secret “S-O-S” allows the preteen to quickly and discreetly telegraph the need for parental intervention, ...

Today we live, indisputably, in a digital age, where 3.2 billion people—nearly half the world’s population—have regular internet access, and 50% of us access the web by mobile device. Estimates ...