Sending a "thumbs-up" emoji over text can have major legal implications after a judge in Canada ruled the simple response can represent agreeing to a legally binding contract. Justice T.J. Keene said ...

Jorge was a news writer for AP. He covered the mobile industry at Android Police, but has covered multiple beats in the tech space. Emoji have become commonplace in phone conversations, to the point ...

Thumbs-Up Emoji Is Valid as a Signature in Contracts, Canadian Court Says A Canadian judge finds that a thumbs-up emoji sent via text could also be considered an agreement to the terms of a contract.

A Canadian judge has ruled that a thumbs-up Emoji is a satisfactory agreement to enter into a legal contract. Because of this ruling, a farmer must pay more than CAD $82,000 in damages. Unbelievably, ...

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 ...

A Canadian farmer owes $82,000 for breach of contract after using a “thumbs-up” emoji in a text. According to court documents from the King’s Bench for Saskatchewan in March 2021, grain purchasers ...

Sending a thumbs-up emoji may now be considered the agreement of a legally binding contract, a Canadian judge has ruled. The thumbs-up emoji proved pivotal in a case involving farmer Chris Achter of ...

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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 ...