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Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong

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1456 points pulisse | 2 comments | 07 Oct 19 16:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.668s | source
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Galanwe ◴[08 Oct 19 05:21 UTC] No.21189008[source]▶
Can anyone actually validate that this news is true?

I live in Hong Kong and have the latest iOS updates. I still have the Taiwanese flag... same for all my colleagues, both on personal and work phones.

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1. foray1010 ◴[08 Oct 19 06:11 UTC] No.21189275[source]▶
I am from Hong Kong, I can confirm that Taiwanese flag is not displayed in original Emoji keyboard (still appear in third-party keyboard like kaiboard). I am using HK region apple id and latest ios version
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2. GRiMe2D ◴[08 Oct 19 09:47 UTC] No.21190383[source]▶
Also I can confirm. Friend of mine was in China and bought iPhone XR dual sim. And now lives at hometown – Moscow, Russia. Russian interface, Russian region is installed. But Taiwan flag is completely missing: in chats, web and keyboard.