"A former Meta executive who wrote an explosive expose making allegations about the social media company's dealings with China and its treatment of teenagers is said to be on the verge of bankruptcy after publishing the book. An MP has claimed in parliament that Mark Zuckerberg's company was trying to silence and punish Sarah Wynn-Williams, the former director of global public policy at Meta's precursor, Facebook, after her decision to speak out about her time at the company."
"Louise Haigh, the former Labour transport secretary, said Wynn-Williams was facing a fine of $50,000 (37,000) every time she breached an order secured by Meta preventing her from talking disparagingly about the company. Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams review Zuckerberg and me Wynn-Williams made a series of claims about the social media company's behaviour and culture in her book Careless People, published this year. It also contained allegations of sexual harassment denied by the company."
"It states she was fired for poor performance and toxic behaviour. However, the former diplomat was barred from publicising the memoir after Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, secured a ruling preventing her from doing so. She subsequently appeared before a US Senate judiciary subcommittee, in which she said Meta worked hand in glove with Beijing over censorship tools something the company has denied."
Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former director of global public policy at Facebook, made detailed allegations that Meta cooperated with Beijing on censorship tools and mishandled teenagers. The memoir also contains sexual harassment allegations that Meta denies. Meta secured a legal order preventing Wynn-Williams from publicising the memoir and a penalty of $50,000 for breaches of an order that bars disparaging speech. Wynn-Williams testified to a US Senate judiciary subcommittee about alleged cooperation with China. Publisher Pan Macmillan reported more than 150,000 copies sold and the paperback is due early next year. An MP warned the legal restraints have left her facing financial peril.
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