Indonesia asks messaging apps to remove same-sex emojis in LGBT backlash

By Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies
Updated February 14 2016 - 10:08am, first published February 13 2016 - 2:32pm
A collection of gay emojis available on the LINE Store in Australia. Photo: Supplied
A collection of gay emojis available on the LINE Store in Australia. Photo: Supplied
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is a big fan of emojis. Photo: AFR
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is a big fan of emojis. Photo: AFR
Facebook will be asked to delete same-sex emojis from its Whatsapp app in Indonesia. Photo: Facebook
Facebook will be asked to delete same-sex emojis from its Whatsapp app in Indonesia. Photo: Facebook

Jakarta: The Indonesian government has asked instant message apps to remove same-sex emojis​ "that could potentially cause public unrest" in the latest backlash against homosexuality.