A veteran in-house lawyer recently joked that she needed to “up her emoji game” just to keep pace with her company’s younger workforce. It was a light moment—until she added that emojis were showing up in investigations and litigation with increasing frequency, often with serious consequences.
For compliance officers and in-house counsel, these tiny symbols can create big problems; for prosecutors and plaintiffs’ lawyers, they’re gold. A growing body of cases show how text messages using emojis are being used to prove intent, misconduct, and liability in high-stakes securities litigation and enforcement actions.
Source: This ? Can Cause Trouble as Emojis Help Prove Securities Fraud