Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreement

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Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreement - Lemmy.world

A Canadian judge has ruled that the popular “thumbs-up” emoji not only can be used as a contract agreement, but is just as valid as an actual signature. The Saskatchewan-based judge made the ruling on the grounds that the courts must adapt to the “new reality” of how people communicate, as originally reported by The Guardian.

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Here is a video by a Canadian Lawyer explaining the case.

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I'm relieved that he more or less agrees with what I posted earlier this week. When you successfully perform three straight contracts after texting a word or two to agree, but then try to say that the emoji is a bridge too far, you're playing with fire, especially when it would benefit you for this particular one not to go through because the price went up.
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Without the prior completed contracts I might’ve agreed that he was just acknowledging receipt, but the precedence set the stage for the emoji.