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Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreement (www.engadget.com)

submitted 1 year ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1255003

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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[–] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the article, it details that the judge ruled this way because the guy had a history of accepting previous contracts with the other guy with short one word answers, so in that context, its valid.

It isn't the blanket ruling the headline makes you think it is.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. I'm just saying that even without the context of the guy having done this multiple times, it still makes sense to see this as an approval.

I personally would never handle contracts this way, but if I sent someone a contract and they responded with that emoji, I would interpret it as an approval. If someone sent me a contract and I responded with that emoji, I would intend it as an approval. So even without the context of the guy's previous contract approvals, I agree with the judge's ruling.