A NEW SET OF EMOJIS TO TACKLE CYBER BULLY IS SET TO BE RELEASED

A series of draft emojis have been mocked up and sent to the Unicode Consortium, the body tasked with approving the universal emojis available online, for consideration.

Six anti-bullying emoji designs were created, including someone holding up a yellow card and a whisteblower.

The concept sketches were designed by Iconfactory with the intention of addressing the behaviour of cyber bullies in a friendly, non-confrontational way.

Mordaunt said - “It is my hope that these new tools can help us all create the social norms that are so lacking online.”

Research by Amnesty International found that 1.1 million abusive or problematic tweets were sent to women in 2017.

Facebook recently updated its community standards to forbid use of certain emojis for the purposes of sexual solicitation such as the aubergine emoji, which is typically used to represent a penis.

A study last year found that the majority of British adults believe the English language is in decline partially due to overuse of emojis.