Emojis, as well as memes and other forms of short-form content, have become central to how we express ourselves and connect online. Yet as meanings shift across different contexts, so too does the ...

YouTube still offers the thumbs-up emoji for likes, but the distinction there is that it’s opposed to a “dislike” button, represented by the thumbs-down emoji.

As for the courts, last August a judge in New York ruled that under the right circumstances, a thumbs-up emoji can be sufficient to signal agreement to pay the other party some $1,475,000.

The thumbs-up emoji proved pivotal in a case involving farmer Chris Achter of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, and a 2021 deal to sell 87 metric tons of flax to grain buyer Kent Mickleborough.

Canadian court gives thumbs up on emoji counting as binding contract. A dispute over a flax contract could usher in a ‘new reality in Canadian society’ as emoji make their way into everyday ...