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Farmer ordered to pay after judge says thumbs-up emoji amounts to contract acceptance (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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[–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Not according to dictionary.com which the judge referred to for the thumbs up.

They should update the meaning, I also know it as a "read receipt".

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    If I was going to read a text and respond to it later, I would just... respond to it later.

    Am I out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    A lot of people hate being "left on read" where they see a programmed read receipt but aren't actually acknowledged. Or for messages without programmed read receipts it does that as well. The thumbs up is also supposed to end conversations quickly.

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