X replaces Iran’s flag emoji to historic Lion and Sun flag in support of protests

Elon Musk’s social media platform X changed its Iranian flag emoji, from the current Islamic Republic flag - featuring a red emblem - to the historic pre-Revolution Lion and Sun symbol widely used by protesters of the regime. In Truth or Fake, Vedika Bahl goes through how this came to be, the online reactions, and how useful this could realistically be on the ground.