He used words like "yup" and "looks good" in the past to accept the contracts - the judge ruled that a thumbs up emoji is effectively the same as saying "yup" w

He used words like "yup" and "looks good" in the past to accept the contracts - the judge ruled that a thumbs up emoji is effectively the same as saying "yup" which as demonstrated was enough for him to accept contracts in the past. To make a difference between "yup" and an emoji at this point is to engage in a linguistic discussion that avoids the core of the issue - if your contractor was previously accepting contracts by saying "yup", is a thumbs up emoji just as good? The judge seems to think so.