Apple could face three month ban in Russia over gay emojis

Tech giant could also be hit with £10,000 fine if found guilty of 'promoting non-traditional relationships'

Apple Emojis
(Image credit: Apple)

Russian police have launched an investigation into whether Apple's gay emojis are a violation of the country's strict "homosexual propaganda" law.

The emojis were released earlier this year as part of Apple's iOS update 8.3 and include images of same-sex parents with their children, two men holding hands and a lesbian couple kissing.

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