{"id":6103,"date":"2023-07-08T15:48:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T10:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=6103"},"modified":"2023-07-08T15:48:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T10:18:19","slug":"farmer-loses-rs-50-lakh-for-sending-a-thumbs-up-emoji-how-it-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=6103","title":{"rendered":"Farmer Loses Rs 50 Lakh For Sending A Thumbs Up Emoji: How It Happened"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A farmer in Canada was fined close to Rs 50 lakh after a buyer interpreted his thumbs up emoji as agreement to contract’s terms.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Imagine sending someone a thumbs up emoji, only to lose out on close to Rs 50 lakh (<\/span>$61,610<\/span>). This is exactly what happened with a farmer based in Saskatchewan, Canada. The farmer was reportedly fined the huge amount after he received a contract by text message.<\/span><\/p>\n

This came to light after Achter failed to deliver 86 tonnes of flax to buyer Kent Mickleborough in 2021\u2014as per his accidental contract. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to the BBC, farmer Chris Achter claimed that he sent the thumbs up emoji to confirm\u00a0that he had received\u00a0the contract, but his buyer misinterpreted it as a contractual agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Did It Happen?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mickleborough sent Achter a contract document and asked him to confirm it. Achter replied with a thumbs up emoji, which Mickleborough mistakenly interpreted as Achter agreeing to the contract. This was because Achter had previously agreed to contracts via text message.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, Achter later said that it was misinterpreted, and he \u201csimply confirmed that I received the flax contract,\u201d and it was \u201cnot a confirmation\u201d of him agreeing with the terms and conditions mentioned in the contract.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis court readily acknowledges that a thumbs-up emoji is a non-traditional means to \u2018sign\u2019 a document,\u201d Justice Keene, the court\u2019s judge ruled. \u201cBut nevertheless under these circumstances this was a valid way to convey the two purposes of a \u2018signature,\u2019\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is undoubtedly a peculiar way to lose money, and it highlights how digital communication\u2014even a simple emoji\u2014can be used in a court of law.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Shaurya Sharma, Sub Editor at News18, reports on consumer and gaming technology. He has been helping people figure out their tech to make informed cho…Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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