Update app.py

app.py

@@ -6,12 +6,9 @@ import re
 import emoji
 from urllib.parse import unquote
 def filter_text_and_preserve_emojis(text):
-# Create a regex pattern that matches allowed characters and emojis
-    allowed_pattern = re.compile(r'[a-zA-Z0-9\s.,?!\'"]|' + emoji.get_emoji_regexp().pattern)
-
-    # Use the findall method to keep allowed characters and emojis
-    filtered_text = ''.join(allowed_pattern.findall(text))
-    
+    # Regular expression that allows letters, numbers, spaces, specific punctuation, and a broad range of Unicode characters for emojis
+    pattern = re.compile(r'[a-zA-Z0-9\s.,?!\'"]|[\U0001F600-\U0001F64F\U0001F300-\U0001F5FF\U0001F680-\U0001F6FF\U0001F700-\U0001F77F\U0001F780-\U0001F7FF\U0001F800-\U0001F8FF\U0001F900-\U0001F9FF\U0001FA00-\U0001FA6F\U0001FA70-\U0001FAFF\U00002702-\U000027B0\U000024C2-\U0001F251]+')
+    filtered_text = ''.join(pattern.findall(text))
     return filtered_text
 def filter_non_alphanumeric(text):
     # Use regular expressions to filter out non-alphanumeric characters