Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreement

A Canadian judge has ruled that the popular "thumbs-up" emoji not only can be used as a contract agreement, but is just as valid as an actual signature. The Saskatchewan-based judge made the ruling on the grounds that the courts must adapt to the "new reality" of how people communicate, as originally reported by The Guardian. The case involved a grain buyer sending out a mass text to drum up clients and a farmer agreeing to sell 86 tons of flax for around $13 per bushel. The buyer texted a contr...