lol, beware and welcome to the new reality Canadian judge rules thumbs-up emoji can represent contract agreement A Saskatchewan court rules emoji is just as valid as a signature and orders a farmer to pay $61,442 for unfulfilled contract https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/06/canada-judge-thumbs-up-emoji-sign-contract A Canadian judge has ruled that the “thumbs-up” emoji is just as valid as a signature, arguing that courts need to adapt to the “new reality” of how people communicate as he ordered a farmer to pay C$82,000 ($61,442) for an unfulfilled contract.