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Emojis are contract law in Canada: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/thumbs-up-emoji-costs-sask-farmer-82-thousand-1.6898686 https://www.cbc.ca/news/c

• FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  I find the results of that famous case completely insane. A "thumbs up" emoji doesn't always mean "I read the contract and I herby sign it", it's often a lazy answer for "I read your last message with your request and will tend to it when I have the time and will get back to you later with my final answer".
  • Majromax 3y ago
    > I find the results of that famous case completely insane. A "thumbs up" emoji doesn't always mean [...] I invite you to read the decision itself (https://www.canlii.org/en/sk/skkb/doc/2023/2023skkb116/2023skkb116.html https://www.canlii.org/en/sk/skkb/doc/2023/2023skkb116/2023s...), rather than rely on mass-media summaries. In this case, the court does not in fact decide that a thumbs-up emoji always means something. Instead, it considers the parties' histories to note that prior contracts between them were often approved with a simple 'ok,' 'yup', or 'looks good'. The parties did not have a history of initially confirming receipt of a proposed contract and then later negotiating terms or having a separate signing. In that very specific context, the court found that thumbs-up emoji was a short approval much like 'yup'; see paragraphs 21 and 34-36 of the decision.