

Could sending an emoji land you in legal trouble?
Jan 2, 2024
Exploring the legal consequences of sending emojis including securities fraud, defamation, harassment, and threatening violence. Ruling that a thumbs up emoji can be legally binding. Validity of a contract based on the use of an emoji. Interpreting threatening messages and emojis as serious threats or foolish behavior. Challenges of using emoji in criminal cases and defamation disputes. Interpreting the meaning of a zipper face emoji in a defamation case.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Meaning of a Thumbs Up Emoji in a Breach of Contract Lawsuit
01:47 • 2min
The Use of Emojis in Forming Legal Contracts
03:27 • 14min
Threatening Messages and Emojis: Serious Threat or Just Foolish Behavior?
17:03 • 2min
The Use of Emoji in Criminal Cases and Defamation Disputes
18:47 • 2min
The Implications of the Zipper Face Emoji in a Defamation Case
20:37 • 8min