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‘Liking’ companies on Facebook could give away your right to sue them
By Travis Gettys
Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:57 EDT

Be careful what you like online, Facebookers.

General Mills has quietly added fine print alerting consumers that they give up their right to sue the food manufacturer when they download coupons, interact with the company on social media, or enter company-sponsored sweepstakes, the New York Times reported.

These new terms now require consumers who receive anything that could be perceived as a benefit from the company to go through arbitration instead of filing a lawsuit, the paper reported.

In fact, the Times reported, the company made additional changes Tuesday, after a reporter contacted General Mills, suggesting that even a purchase of their products – which include Betty Crocker, Bisquick, and Fiber One – would bind customers to the new terms.