Apple has been criticised after the Palestinian flag emoji was automatically suggested to iPhone users who type "Jerusalem." Both Israel and the Palestinians hold competing claims to the ancient city.

The issue, according to Apple, related to unintended behaviour in a feature called predictive emoji ... produce flag emojis when typed. "Showing double standards with respect to Israel is a ...

Following the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict after the Oct. 7 attacks in 2023, the watermelon emoji became synonymous ...