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 ...

Are you an emoji lover? Are your texts filled with cute little icons representing your thoughts and feelings? The next time you go to drop an emoji in your messages, you might want to think about the ...

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 ...

Social media is all atwitter — um, all a-X-er? — about the emoji at the heart of the federal court ruling allowing a securities suit to proceed against billionaire investor Ryan Cohen. To be sure, ...

Sending a thumbs-up emoji may now be considered the agreement of a legally binding contract, a Canadian judge has ruled. The thumbs-up emoji proved pivotal in a case involving farmer Chris Achter of ...

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, ...

We've been writing to communicate for thousands of years. It just looks a little different now. We've traded (for the most part) letter writing for quick texts and social media posts, filled with fun ...

The "thumbs-up" emoji is considered rude — and, according to Gen Z, it makes people who use it look old. Among the list of emojis that make texters look old to Gen Z: the red heart, the clapping hands ...

Gen Zers are calling out the popular thumbs-up emoji for being “rude” and “hostile,” even saying they feel attacked whenever they see it used in the workplace. After a Reddit poster confessed to being ...

Does the thumbs-up emoji mean something else entirely? The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” stirred up a social media debate following an on-air fight about whether the emoji is actually code for ...

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