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<div>The Verge<br>
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Emoji are showing up in court cases exponentially, and courts aren’t prepared<br>
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Emoji are showing up as evidence in court more frequently with each passing year. Between 2004 and 2019, there was an exponential rise in emoji and emoticon references in US court opinions, with over 30 percent of all cases appearing in 2018, according to Santa
Clara University law professor Eric Goldman, who has been tracking all of the references to “emoji” and “emoticon” that show up in US court opinions.<br>
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Full story:<br>
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/18/18225231/emoji-emoticon-court-case-reference</div>
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