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 ...

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 ...

Be careful before you casually dash off another thumbs-up emoji: A Canadian court has found that the ubiquitous symbol can affirm that a person is officially entering into a contract. The ruling ...