Emoji as legal consent? Why yes, we're back to hieroglyphics as legal language (according to Canadian courts anyway). A yellow thumbs up symbol counts, legally, as confirmation of contract.
I find how pop culture influences law and governance fascinating.
I also can't help noticing that as "grownups" adopt youth culture symbolism, younger people are insisting on written documents of consent for, ahem, action, on dating apps.
Interesting times. Stories shape the world, and language shapes our stories.
What do you think? Are you legally prepared to have your employees accidentally signing off on procurement orders via emoji?
Do you feel more secure with the written word? (is so, why, all words and languages are made up, and the meanings of those words shape-short with every generation!)
What stories around consent (or the lack thereof) have you noticed changing in recent years?
And are symbols implicit or explicit consent in your world?
Read more:
Nothing says sexy like a legal contract : https://www.wired.co.uk/article/iconsent-sexual-consent-app-denmark
The future of us, and you’re invited: https://www.fluxtrends.com/our-future-of-us-salon-is-coming-to-cape-town/
Consent by emoji