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Apple to fix ‘bug’ behind Palestinian flag emoji suggestions

The previous day Apple promised it would stop a Palestinian flag emoji from being suggested to some iPhone users when they type “Jerusalem” in messages, AFP reports.

The Silicon Valley tech titan blamed a software bug for the prompt, which sparked accusations Apple was showing anti-Israel bias amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Apple told AFP that the predictive emoji suggestion in the iPhone keyboard was not intentional and would be fixed in the next update to its mobile operating system.

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