While I agree this might be a reasonable reason for Apple... it isn't covered anywhere in the article. So I'll turn your accusatory rush back in your direction

While I agree this might be a reasonable reason for Apple... it isn't covered anywhere in the article. So I'll turn your accusatory rush back in your direction, if you don't mind. Do we have proof that it's due to the style similarities? So far all I've seen has been "Telegram complains X" and "Apple has not commented". I'm not familiar enough with Apple's emoji, nor does one short preview show enough detail on Telegram's, to accurately judge that... but it would certainly be contentious if they were seemingly "the same". If / when Apple animates their own, they'll certainly want to standardize across all apps, and that's something they're pretty consistent about.