• @jabathekek@sopuli.xyz
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    212 days ago

    There was a legal case in Eastern Canada a short while ago that ruled “👍” is legally binding as an affirmative in terms of a verbal contract.

    • @yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 day ago

      “Do you agree to XYZ?”

      “👍”

      I mean, does anyone really consider this not an affirmation? You should only use it as a reply to statements, e.g. “I will arrive a couple minutes later today.”

      • @jabathekek@sopuli.xyz
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        221 hours ago

        In this case it was more of a miscommunication. IIRC they used “👍” to say, “Yes, I received your text. Hold on a moment while I prepare things”. Something like that… I think that emoji cost the guy something like three-million dollars.