NEW YORK -- Bad news for people who frequently use the "laugh cry" emoji: It is no longer cool. In recent weeks, two internet-savvy generations have been clashing in videos and comments on TikTok ...

Seventeen-year-old Xavier Martin called the "laugh cry" emoji "bland" and said "not too many people" his age use it. Stacy Thiru, 21, prefers the real crying emoji because it shows a more extreme ...