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<p>The Atlantic</p>
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<p>What Do Emojis Mean?</p>
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<p>Late in January, the trial of Ross Ulbricht, the 30-year-old alleged leader of the Silk Road black market website, led to a debate over a piece of eyebrow-raising evidence: a smiley face emoticon Ulbricht had typed at the end of a post.</p>
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<p>You know the one:</p>
<p>:)</p>
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<p>The question was whether the two-character emoticon mattered to the case.</p>
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<p>Full story:<br>
<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/02/what-do-emojis-mean/385127/">http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/02/what-do-emojis-mean/385127/</a></p>
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