Likes: add support for Emoji Reactions

[liviopv]

What

Our "Likes" system should allow for a more nuanced reaction system, similar to what's present on tools like Facebook, Whatsapp, Slack and other social/messaging tools.

Why

• Reactions are a feature that users are already familiar with due to the ubiquity of Meta products where they've been available for years
• It gives readers a way to engage with content on WordPress.com/Jetpack-connected sites with more flexibility than Liking/Sharing and less friction than Commenting, which might increase engagement for sites and products like the Reader

How

Expanding Likes to Reactions is a feature that has been in discussion for a while, both for our internal communication tools and user-facing products:

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This issue aims to track the volume of user requests over time.

[liviopv]

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[supernovia]

requested here: 8141327-zd-a8c

This user would like to have more nuanced reactions for post likes AND comment likes.