That’s not the judge’s reasoning in this case. The reason is because the farmer in question already had a demonstrated habit of accepting contracts with short informal texts like “Ok”.
Thumbs up is widely used to acknowledge receipt of a message without agreeing to anything contractually. It also has other meanings, such as ‘I like what you said’, and ‘that’s a good idea’. The ruling here does not represent a precedent over the meaning of the thumbs up emoji, nor does it confirm or deny any of the multiple common definitions for the thumb up emoji.
Thumbs up is widely used to acknowledge receipt of a message without agreeing to anything contractually. It also has other meanings, such as ‘I like what you said’, and ‘that’s a good idea’. The ruling here does not represent a precedent over the meaning of the thumbs up emoji, nor does it confirm or deny any of the multiple common definitions for the thumb up emoji.