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

cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/945590

cross-posted from: 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.