Shouldn’t that be emojis? Not according to Matt Mahon of Level Legal, who reminds us that emoji in eDiscovery are here to stay!

In his post titled Emoji Today, Tomorrow, and Forever (available here), Matt gets right into it by stating: “For starters, let’s stipulate that the plural of the word “emoji” is “emoji.” This first step will help us better explore the need for a thoughtful approach to these digital icons that brighten our lives while complicating our eDiscovery work.”

While some might wish emoji would vanish to make eDiscovery easier, the smiley face – and its many permutations – are here to stay. Some trace the origin of emoji all the way back to a 1994 personal digital assistant called the Sharp Zaurus PI-4000. According to the Unicode Consortium – the nonprofit charged with setting global standards for character encoding – there are now 3,782 emoji. For the uninitiated, character encoding tells computers how to convert digital data into letters, numbers, and symbols – like emoji.

Great, right? Yes, but there are still several challenges that emoji can lead to in eDiscovery.

So, what are two of those challenges? And how can they be addressed? Find out here, it’s just one more click! Emoji in eDiscovery are here to stay! Or is it emojis in E-Discovery are here to stay? Either way, it’s still true! 😀

So, what do you think? Do you think the plural of emoji is “emoji” or “emojis”? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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