General Mills Clarifies for Fans: You Can Still Sue Us (but Please Don't)

But not “100% naturally”

General Mills has attempted to dispel some confusion regarding what may have been the most boneheaded move of the week: a revision of its legal terms that seemingly forbade fans from filing lawsuits if they’ve clicked on anything related to the company.

In summary: Facebook fans and Twitter followers can still sue…unless they’ve subscribed to a GM publication or downloaded a coupon. The mix-up seems to have stemmed from the use of the phrase “online communities”, because who could have foreseen people misinterpreting that one?!

The note a spokesperson sent to The New York Times after the jump:

“No one is precluded from suing us merely by purchasing our products at the store or liking one of our brand Facebook pages.