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A Canadian appeal court has upheld a novel ruling that a “thumbs-up” 👍emoji sent in a text by a farmer was a valid acceptance of a contract with a grain buyer. The Court of King's Bench in ...

The emoji you send friends could potentially be used against you in court, at least in Canada. A Canadian judge ruled this week that the “thumbs up” emoji is just as valid as a signature in a case, ...

A Saskatchewan grain and crop inputs company (the “Plaintiff”) had been purchasing grain from the defendant farming corporation (the “Defendant”) since 2012. Typically, the Plaintiff’s representative ...

The emoji of hands pressed together could mean thank you or I'll pray for you, or, I'm begging here. It is hard to know for sure but these fun little symbols have caused some not-so-fun issues in ...

Using emojis at work can lead to some misunderstandings, but you may want to be extra careful with that thumbs-up. A Canadian judge has ruled that the emoji is proof of a contractual agreement. The ...

A court in Washington, D.C., has been stuck with a tough, maybe impossible question: What does 🌝 mean? Let me explain: In the summer of 2022, Ryan Cohen, a major investor in Bed Bath & Beyond, ...

Be careful before you casually dash off another thumbs-up emoji: A Canadian court has found that the ubiquitous symbol can affirm that a person is officially entering into a contract. The ruling ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The emoji of hands pressed together could mean thank you or I'll pray for you, or, I'm begging here. It is hard to know for sure but these fun little symbols have caused some ...

You may want to be extra careful with sending the thumbs-up emoji by phone, as a judge in Canada has ruled that it can be used in a contract agreement similar to a digital signature for validity ...

A farmer argued that 👍 was confirmation he received the contract, while the buyer argued that it was confirmation the farmer was entering the agreement. Reading time 2 minutes You’d better think ...