‘Breakaway’ groups and eye emojis, side snarks and popcorn motifs that appear the moment someone drops something controversial in the main chat: my New Year’s Resolution is to break free from b****ing, writes Victoria Richards

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‘Breakaway’ groups and eye emojis, side snarks and popcorn motifs that appear the moment someone drops something controversial in the main chat: my New Year’s Resolution is to break free from bitching, writes Victoria Richards