Brickbat: Too Sweet? Too Harsh.

In Nigeria, Chioma Okoli faces up to three years in prison and a fine of 7 million naira (around $5,600 U.S.) after posting on Facebook that she found a tomato puree made by local company Erisco Foods Limited to be too sweet. Police have charged her under the nation's cybercrimes law with "the intention of instigating people against Erisco Foods." The company has also filed a civil lawsuit against her.

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[Fist of Etiquette]

Soon that 7 million naira will be up for grabs when the government collects but the prince dies with no way of getting that I guess money out of the country without an American's bank account info.

[mad.casual]

Father: OK, son, what was Global Civil War I fought over?
Son: States’ rights!
Father: What white supremacist taught you that? No! The correct answer is libertarian sensibilities about Nigerian tomato sauce.

[Roberta]

So this is what her claim that it was killing people boils down to: that its sugar content was unhealthful?

[mad.casual]

Brazil: “We’re going to make Musk secretly block accounts even if that means we have to secretly charge him and every employee in the country and jail them all!” – Supreme Court Justice

Reason: Can you believe what Nigeria is doing about this woman’s tomato sauce reviews on Facebook??!?!?

I guess some Africans are more equal than others.

[Rossami]

You do know that Brazil's not in Africa, right?

But yeah, what Brazil's trying to do deserves more coverage.

[mad.casual]

You do know that Brazil’s not in Africa, right?

Did you hear a whooshing sound? I'd swear I heard a whooshing sound.

[Á àß äẞç ãþÇđ âÞ¢Đæ ǎB€Ðëf ảhf]

It's Big Sugar!!!! I knew it!

[AT]

Addressing the need for protective measures, Ajayi-Kadir emphasized, “While we acknowledge and encourage consumers’ right to voice legitimate complaints through appropriate channels, it is important to hold consumers accountable for spreading false information about local products and attempting to vilify local manufacturers in the public opinion place.

Hey, remember when folks wanted to round up and jail (or, at the very least, completely destroy their lives and livelihood) everyone who was raising questions and complaints about a certain vaccine for and/or certain reactions/state actions in response to a certain virus during a certain scamdemic, claiming that they should be held accountable for spreading false information about local products and attempting to vilify local manufacturers in the public opinion place.

Good times, good times. Turns out large swaths of America (well, blue America - including some right here at Reason) are actually on Team Erisco! Fancy that.

[Vesicant]

Today Nigeria, tomorrow Minneapolis.