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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

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

27 июн., 14:15

Her lawyers have posted their documents related to the suit, including a 285-page declaration by Wynn-Williams explaining the great lengths she's gone to in order to comply with Meta's demands, and the company's absolute intransigence and arbitrary menace: katzbanks.com/sarah-wynn-w... 33/

Sarah Wynn Williams - Meta Lawsuit Documents - Katz Banks Kumin LLPComplaint Declaration of Sarah Wynn-Williams SWW Motion to Exceed Page Number Limit PI Motion (Attachment to the Administrative Motion to Exceed Pagekatzbanks.com

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

27 июн., 14:15

Why would Meta be so intent on destroying this one high-profile whistleblower? Surely they've heard of the Streisand Effect. There is no better way to ensure that Wynn-Williams' book (already a NYT #1 bestseller) continues to attract readers than to continue to escalate these threats. 34/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

27 июн., 14:15

I think they're perfectly aware that they are convincing more people to read *Careless People* (you should read it, it's genuinely excellent): us.macmillan.com/books/978125... 35/

Careless People#1 New York Times BestsellerA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, AP, THE ECONOMIST, SLATE, THE GLOBE AN...us.macmillan.com

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

27 июн., 14:15

But I think they've decided that this is a price worth paying, because: a) They've done even *worse* things since Wynn-Williams parted ways with the company; and 36/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

27 июн., 14:15

b) They're laying off thousands of workers because their giant bet on AI has been a flop, leaving them with a massive cash crunch; and 37/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

27 июн., 14:15

c) By destroying Sarah Wynn-Williams, they can terrorize all those thousands of bitter ex-employees into silence about the even graver sins the company has committed. 38/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

27 июн., 14:15

That's my theory, anyway: www.businessinsider.com/meta-layoffs... 39/

Meta layoffs hit 2 jobs the hardest as CEO Mark Zuckerberg pours billions into the AI raceThe two groups made up more than half of Meta's layoffs in California and Washington state. Meta is embracing small teams and AI tools internally.www.businessinsider.com

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

27 июн., 14:15

Lukashenka knew that arresting children for eating ice cream would make him a laughingstock abroad. Zuckerberg knows that threatening Wynn-Williams for standing in wooden silence on a stage makes him look like history's most guillotineable billionaire. 40/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

27 июн., 14:15

But both Lukashenka and Zuckerberg are willing to be thought a thin-skinned bully, so long as that means the people they oppress the most are too terrified to ever challenge their authority. eof/

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MovingTrainMedia

27 июн., 14:22

Arresting children for eating ice cream is Burgermeister Meisterberger level stuff.

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elShoggotho

5 июл., 16:19

Nah, the latter is always Elmo.

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Captain Hurley 🇺🇦 🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️🇪🇺

29 июн., 14:15

I think you're bang on. It will also now be a card paid down quickly by all the big dogs.

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Will Lawless

5 июл., 16:02

Would be interested to hear your thoughts on this: www.independent.ie/business/iri...

No legal gag from Meta and no tech shares – Data Protection Commissioner Niamh Sweeney on regulating her former employersData Protection Commissioner Niamh Sweeney has said there is no gagging order hanging over her from her former bosses at Meta, a company she now regulates and which has been fined over €2.8bn by the w...www.independent.ie

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Slurpees4Lyfe

27 июн., 18:45

💯💯

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Roland Gerritsen van der Hoop

28 июн., 15:38

Tyrants never learn. Either because they feel overconfident or because they feel very threatened they always go after their critics with a vengeance that proves the critic’s point.