Meta Bars Sarah Wynn-Williams From Promoting Book at Hay Festival as Interim Order Gags Ex-Executive
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 1
Meta Bars Sarah Wynn-Williams From Promoting Book at Hay Festival as Interim Order Gags Ex-Executive
9 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 1
Sarah Wynn-Williams sat through a Hay Festival panel on Sunday without speaking, after Meta legal action barred the former Facebook executive from promoting her book Careless People.
An interim arbitration order, according to Meta and a letter from her lawyer read onstage, prohibits her from promoting the book or discussing certain topics, regardless of whether her statements are true.
Carole Cadwalladr introduced Wynn-Williams as "an author in a hostage situation," while Tim Wu called the case "censorship" and a warning shot to other potential Meta whistleblowers.
Meta rejected claims it was trying to silence her, saying the restriction comes from a binding arbitrator's order that Wynn-Williams agreed to while working at the company.
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