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Together, these clauses - routinely used by Meta to silence would-be whistleblowers - meant after Wynn-Williams's book was published, Meta got its arbitrator - a lawyer paid by Meta to adjudicate disputes instead of an actual judge - to order her to never promote or even speak about her book. 21/

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The arbitrator awarded Meta $50,000 for each criticism that Wynn-Williams levied, quickly coming to a total of over *$11,000,000*. 22/

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This vastly exceeds the assets and lifetime earning potential of Wynn-Williams and her husband (a reporter with the *Financial Times*). If this bill ever truly comes due, they will be wiped out. 23/

Ответ для By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

Which raises an interesting question: what *else* can they do to her? Once they've secured civil damages that exceeds her net worth several times over, why shouldn't she just flout her agreement? "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose," and all that. 24/

Ответ для By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

Nevertheless, Wynn-Williams has scrupulously hewed to the arbitrator's rules, steadfastly remaining silent about her book, its contents, and her experiences at Facebook/Meta. 25/

Ответ для By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

When she and I appeared onstage together in London for the launch for my book *Enshittification* last year, she fell silent and assumed a blank expression any time the subject of Meta came up, and she didn't sign or sell books afterward: www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202... 26/

Cory Doctorow in Conversation with Sarah Wynn-Williams and Chris Morris | BarbicanIs life online getting worse and worse? Leading tech critic and science fiction author, Cory Doctorow shares strategies for how we might reclaim the internet.www.barbican.org.uk
Ответ для By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

When she won the British Book Award, she did not speak to accept it, and the cover of her book was blurred out on the overhead screen: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m... 27/

Sarah Wynn-Williams and Virginia Giuffre jointly win freedom to publish prize at British book awardsIn a rare public appearance, Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams warned of ‘networks of powerful elites’ using wealth and influence to silence dissenting voiceswww.theguardian.com
Ответ для By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

(She gave an acceptance speech on behalf of her co-winner, the late Virginia Giuffre, who was abused by Jeffrey Epstein and who accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault:) 28/

Ответ для By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

Nevertheless, when she was to speak - about a subject other than her book - at the Hay Festival with Tim Wu and Carole Cadwalladr, Meta sent a legal threat to the festival and Wynn-Williams, claiming that if by speaking about *anything* in public, she would violate the arbitrator's order. 29/

Meta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to sit in silence at Hay festivalSarah Wynn-Williams did not speak during event after lawyers warned of possible sanctions from tech firmwww.theguardian.com
Ответ для By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

Accordingly, Wynn-Williams maintained silence and a blank facial expression for an hour on stage, *saying not one word*, while Wu and Cadwalladr carried on a discussion. *Careless People* was withdrawn from the festival shop on the days she appeared there: www.theguardian.com/technology/2... 30/

Meta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to sit in silence at Hay festivalSarah Wynn-Williams did not speak during event after lawyers warned of possible sanctions from tech firmwww.theguardian.com
Ответ для By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

Nevertheless, Meta has informed Wynn-Williams that her silent, motionless appearance on a stage constitutes a further breach of her "agreement" and that they are going to seek even *more* damages from her. 31/

Ответ для By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

This act of anti-ice cream thuggery has pushed Wynn-Williams over the edge and now she's sued to invalidate her contract: www.theguardian.com/technology/2... 32/

Whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams sues Meta over attempts to ‘silence’ herFormer employee files complaint accusing company of ‘coercive surveillance’ and first amendment violationwww.theguardian.com
Ответ для By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

#DeleteMeta #BDS

Ответ для By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

I went out and bought the book as a result of this article 🙌

Ответ для Tim Roberts

I’m on line buying it ( not from the evil empire ) now as a result of Cory’s article

Ответ для Tim Roberts

Ordered from my local bookstore.

Ответ для By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

wow that’s NASTY. A real trumpian move.

Ответ для By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)