Meta legal action silences Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams at Hay festival appearance
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Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams was forced to sit silently on stage at the Hay festival after Meta launched legal action against her. Her memoir "Careless People" details her years at Facebook. During the hour-long event, she could not speak, nod, or shake her head due to lawyers' warnings about potential sanctions from the tech company. The discussion proceeded between journalist Carole Cadwalladr and academic Tim Wu while Wynn-Williams remained mute on stage.
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Wynn-Williams sat on stage for the duration of the hour-long discussion between Cadwalladr and Wu, without speaking or responding.
She was unable even to nod or shake her head.
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