Use external emoji denial blocks internal emoji for reactions

(#4156) Bug Open: Confirmed Priority: P2 emoji

Reproduction steps

0) Ensure the account does not have the "Use external emoji" permission 1) Attempt to add a new reaction to a message using an internal custom emoji from the community.

Expected behaviour

The emoji appears and remains, since the user has add reactions permission.

Actual behaviour

The reaction emoji appears and disappears in a flash.

Build information

The build I reproduced this on is: Canary Web 2026.1017.223811, Linux (x64), Firefox 154.0, Locale en-US

Platform

macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, Android, iOS

Evidence

I personally tested on Canary web but this was originally reported to me by a community member and me and another member were both able to reproduce it.

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Comment by bizo
bizoReviewer 1 vote
Status changed from Needs triage to Confirmed
CR: Canary Web 2026.1017.223811, macOS 10.15.7 (arm64), Safari 26.5, Locale en-US