That’s not the judge’s reasoning in this case. The reason is because the farmer in question already had a demonstrated habit of accepting contracts with short i

That’s not the judge’s reasoning in this case. The reason is because the farmer in question already had a demonstrated habit of accepting contracts with short informal texts like “Ok”. Thumbs up is widely used to acknowledge receipt of a message without agreeing to anything contractually. It also has other meanings, such as ‘I like what you said’, and ‘that’s a good idea’. The ruling here does not represent a precedent over the meaning of the thumbs up emoji, nor does it confirm or deny any of the multiple common definitions for the thumb up emoji.