FOCK Posted July 8, 2023 Posted July 8, 2023 Quote The case questioned whether a farmer in Saskatchewan had agreed to sell 87 metric tons of flax to a grain buyer in 2021. The buyer had signed the contract and texted a photo of it to the farmer, who had responded by texting back a “thumbs-up” emoji. The farmer, Chris Achter, contended that the “thumbs-up emoji simply confirmed that I received the flax contract” and that it was not confirmation that he had agreed to the terms of the deal, according to the ruling. He said he had understood the text to mean that the “complete contract would follow by fax or email for me to review and sign.” The grain buyer, Kent Mickleborough, pointed out that when he had texted the photo of the contract to Mr. Achter’s cellphone, he had written, “Please confirm flax contract.” So when Mr. Achter replied with a thumbs-up emoji, Mr. Mickleborough said he had understood that Mr. Achter “was agreeing to the contract” and that it had been “his way” of signaling that agreement.
May Posted July 8, 2023 Posted July 8, 2023 the amount of times ive accidentally sent thumbs up on messenger though…
FolkLover1989 Posted July 8, 2023 Posted July 8, 2023 Now This just makes exploitation more easy That thumps up could be interpreted for many things sometimes even sarcastic
Velvet Night Posted July 8, 2023 Posted July 8, 2023 This is bad news for me. I often use the thumbs up emoji passive-aggressively
Daddy Posted July 8, 2023 Posted July 8, 2023 This doesn't seem right. Legalities and laws are so nuanced so I would at least expect a "I've read the conditions and agree on those." is needed to make this sale official. This seems like a dangerous ruling.
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