Sending a "thumbs-up" emoji over text can have major legal implications after a judge in Canada ruled the simple response can represent agreeing to a legally binding contract. Justice T.J. Keene said ...

Using emojis at work can lead to some misunderstandings, but you may want to be extra careful with that thumbs-up. A Canadian judge has ruled that the emoji is proof of a contractual agreement. The ...

Thanks to a lawsuit in Canada, a simple thumbs-up emoji could become legally binding. The issue arose when a flax seed farmer was signing a deal with a grain buyer. The buyer sent a thumbs-up emoji to ...

A Canadian judge has ruled that a thumbs-up Emoji is a satisfactory agreement to enter into a legal contract. Because of this ruling, a farmer must pay more than CAD $82,000 in damages. Unbelievably, ...

WASHINGTON (TND) — A Canadian judge ruled in a case last month that a thumbs up emoji counts as much as a valid signature for agreeing to a legal contract. The case, which is rooted in the Canadian ...

It's time once again for "Everything is Racist." So just the other day, I was sending a text to a close friend of mine. I'm lying. I'm making up an anecdote to kick off this monologue. I don't have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At this point, feeling insane and in search of clarity, I decide to call up Heather Gay. (I might have texted had I not feared the ...