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Behind the Headlines: The Dark Side of Children’s Emojis and Acronyms

By KCTV5 Staff
Published: May. 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM CDT|Updated: 14 hours ago
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KCTV5 Anchor Zac Summers joins Shane and Kerrigan to share his latest story covering the potential harmful meanings behind emojis.

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