Meta’s Pursuit of the 'Careless People' Author Is Relentless and Self-Defeating
On May 31, Sarah Wynn-Williams took the stage as a panelist at the prestigious Hay Festival, alongside law professor Tim Wu and journalist Carole Cadwalladr. Before she said a word, she was greeted by cheers. She never did say a word, sitting in silence as the two other panelists discussed the evils of big tech. Nonetheless, her silent presence galvanized the audience, Wu later told me. ‘It’s the only time at a book panel that I’ve got a standing ovation.”
Wynn-Williams did not speak—could not speak—because of an interim ruling by an arbitrator that prevented her from promoting or even mentioning her best-selling book about her time at Meta, where she worked as a director of global public policy. In 2017, the company fired her, and with her lawyers she negotiated an agreement where the company would pay her $780,000. The agreement stipulated that she would refrain from making...
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