"just like he had done before except this time he used a thumbs-up emoji"
Surely the "_except_ this time he used a thumbs-up emoji" means he did _not_ use the thumbs up to mean acceptance before?
Surely the "_except_ this time he used a thumbs-up emoji" means he did _not_ use the thumbs up to mean acceptance before?
In all those cases (and this case), I’d conclude exactly as the court did. I don’t think this was some kind of trickery being attempted by the plaintiff, but rather they made a completely reasonable conclusion that they had an accepted contract.