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A judge has ruled a "thumbs up" emoji can legally agree to a binding contract, following a texting dispute between a grain supplier and a buyer in Canada.

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A Canadian judge has ruled that the “thumbs-up” emoji is just as valid as a signature, arguing that courts need to...

Legal cases arising out of the use and interpretation of emojis aren’t exactly unheard of, but still novel, as the meaning of an emoji can vary according to context, culture and other factors. Here are a few examples.

New York (CNN) — A Canadian farmer owes $82,000 for breach of contract after using a “thumbs-up” emoji in a text.

A Saskatchewan judge ruled that using a ‘thumbs-up’ emoji counts as a contractual agreement when ordering a farmer to pay $82,000.

The ruling arose from a dispute between a farmer, Chris Achter, and a grain processing cooperative in southwestern Saskatchewan. Archer said that with the emoji he meant only that he had received the contract, not that he agreed to it.

A run-of-the-mill contract dispute in rural Canada has yielded a unique legal precedent for the internet age

A Canadian farmer owes $122,589 for breach of contract after using a "thumbs-up" emoji in a text.