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Government agency removes spoon emoji from work platform amid protests | TechCrunch

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The U.S. government’s General Services Administration removed the spoon emoji from its videoconferencing platform on Thursday .

The move comes a day after workers embraced the digital cutlery to protest the Trump administration's “ Fork in the Road ” resignation offer.

The proposal has raised the ire of federal workers and labor unions alike.

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formal

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English

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69

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