Be careful when using the thumbs up emoji if you are in Canada. A court in Saskatchewan ordered farmer Chris Achter to pay C$82,000 (~RM288,000) in damages to South West Terminal for failing to supply flax as agreed in the contract.
Archter said he simply sent a thumbs-up emoji as a sign that he received a copy of the flax supply contract rather than agreeing to the contract sent by South West Terminal. The judge, however, sided with the South West Terminal side after hearing arguments about the origin of the use of thumbs since time immemorial.
The use of electronic messaging applications makes not only written consent admissible in court. The best example of divorce can fall even by sending a message through WhatsApp. So be careful with what is written and sent via electronic medium after this.
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