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Viber celebrates LGBT Pride… for a fee

Viber has joined the bandwagon of tech companies that mark LGBT Pride this June with the release of LGBT-related stickers. The catch: the stickers aren’t for free; the packet costs $1.99.

Celebrate Pride… for $1.99.

Viber has joined the bandwagon of tech companies that mark LGBT Pride this June with the release of LGBT-related stickers. The catch: the stickers aren’t for free; the packet costs $1.99.

Viber’s approach may be sending out a message about the company’s pro-LGBT values; but it also highlights how corporations profit from the LGBT community.

Already, Twitter, Facebook, Google and Instagram released free LGBT-related emojis for Pride.

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