Atlassian HipChat is a popular communication tool (somewhat like a private version of IRC) used in many companies. HipChat features a large suit of graphical emoticons (tiny images) that can be used in conversations by typing a keyboard shortcut. At some point in 2013, several emoticons were removed because they were racist, inappropriately sexual, or homophobic. (The full list of emoticons, including the ones that were removed, is available; content warning applies.) In October 2013, user "Roman" wrote on the HipChat support forum: