Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreementwww.engadget.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: news mikewavebird ( @mikewavebird@lemmy.ca ) Canada@lemmy.ca • 1 year ago message-square10fedilinkarrow-up143
arrow-up143external-linkCanadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreementwww.engadget.com mikewavebird ( @mikewavebird@lemmy.ca ) Canada@lemmy.ca • 1 year ago message-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: news
minus-square Mugmoor ( @Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilink10•1 year agoAs usual, the headline completely misrepresents the story. Read the article, the context around this makes all the difference. (The judge was right)
minus-square mikewavebird ( @mikewavebird@lemmy.ca ) OPlinkfedilink1•1 year agoHmm I don’t understand how the headline misrepresents it? How would you interpret the difference between the headline and the article? 🤔
minus-square Mugmoor ( @Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilink3•1 year agoThe headline is specifically written to incite outrage. That’s how you get clicks these days.
minus-square EhForumUser ( @EhForumUser@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoOutrage? From a short string of words?
minus-square Mugmoor ( @Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoYeah, that is worded stronger than I intended.
minus-square mikewavebird ( @mikewavebird@lemmy.ca ) OPlinkfedilink1•edit-21 year agoOh right, yeah I would agree the title is clickbaity but not necessarily innaccurate or misleading… Edit: read the referenced article, not the Engadget one
As usual, the headline completely misrepresents the story. Read the article, the context around this makes all the difference.
(The judge was right)
Hmm I don’t understand how the headline misrepresents it? How would you interpret the difference between the headline and the article? 🤔
The headline is specifically written to incite outrage. That’s how you get clicks these days.
Outrage? From a short string of words?
Yeah, that is worded stronger than I intended.
Oh right, yeah I would agree the title is clickbaity but not necessarily innaccurate or misleading…
Edit: read the referenced article, not the Engadget one