Bisnis.comSOLO – A farmer in Canada has been taken to court and fined nearly IDR 1 billion for sending a ‘thumbs up’ emoji.
The emoji misunderstood the farmer and the messenger, leading to a civil dispute.
Launched from the BBC, Chris Achter owns a farming business called Swift Current Saskatchewan. He then received a message from his business partner, Kent Mickleborough.
In fact, the message sent by Kent contained a cooperation contract indicating that there was an order for 86 tons of hemp.
After a while, Kent still hasn’t received the 86 tons of hemp he ordered. He also sued Chris Achter.
The request was filed by Kent because Chris had sent him a thumbs-up emoji, which was seen as a sign that Chris had agreed to his contract.
But when he arrived in court, Chris admitted the thumbs-up emoji was just a sign he had received a message. Do not accept a cooperation contract.
“I’m just confirming that I accept the hemp contract. It’s not confirmation that I accept the terms,” Achter told the court.
But the court sided with Kent, based on the definition of the thumbs-up emoji found on Dictionary.com. The site says the thumbs-up emoji is used to express approval, agreement, or encouragement in digital communications.
“The court readily recognized that the thumbs-up emoji was a non-traditional way of ‘signing’ documents. And in these circumstances, it is a legitimate means of conveying an ‘agreement’ for two purposes,” the judge said. Keene.
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