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 ...

The emoji of hands pressed together could mean thank you or I'll pray for you, or, I'm begging here. It is hard to know for sure but these fun little symbols have caused some not-so-fun issues in ...

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What started as a run-of-the-mill contract dispute in rural Canada has yielded a unique legal precedent for the Internet age: An emoji constitutes a legally binding contract. In a June 8 opinion that ...

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, ...

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 ...