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 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 court case involving a farmer and a thumbs up emoji could be heading to Canada’s highest court. After two unsuccessful challenges in Saskatchewan courtrooms, agriculture company Achter Land & Cattle ...

Our online conversations are riddled with emoji, and while the amusing characters can be a creative way to express certain concepts between friends, how they’re interpreted can be a giant legal ...

A Canadian court found that a thumbs-up emoji was as legally valid as a contract signature in a dispute between a farmer and a grain buyer in Saskatchewan. South West Terminal (SWT), a grain and crops ...

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 ...