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One small step for digital equality: Facebook today announced that it will roll out a new set of emoji specifically designed for Messenger – including new skin tone and gender options. Previously, Messenger hand emoji defaulted to yellow – now, you’ll be able to pick from the five other skin tones approved by the Unicode Consortium. Emoji representing professionals like the police officer, swimmer, or surfer will also be available in a female version. It’s a reflection of what Google had proposed to better represent working women. Facebook will also include gender-agnostic emoji for those who don’t clearly identify with any specific sex. One last…

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