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Facebook whistleblower sits silently at literary festival due to Meta legal order

The former Meta employee joined the panel in silence after the company won an emergency ruling that could cost her $50,000 per breach, court filings said.

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Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams sat silently on a Hay Festival panel last Sunday, barred from speaking by Meta's order against her.
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Otago Daily TimesOtago Daily Times
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Kiwi author gagged by Facebook forced to sit in silence on stage

Author Sarah Wynn-Williams sits on stage in silence at Hay Festival. Photo: Instagram New Zealand author Sarah Wynn-Williams was forced to sit in silence during an hour-long panel discussion about the memoir that details her time working at Facebook.

·Otago, New Zealand
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The IndependentThe Independent
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Author of tell-all Facebook memoir forced to sit in silence during Hay Festival talk

Sarah Wynn-Williams wrote the bestselling memoir ‘Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism’, detailing her seven years working for the tech giant

·London, United Kingdom
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Irish IndependentIrish Independent
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Facebook whistleblower forced to sit in silence onstage during major literary festival after Meta injunction

·Ireland
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BBC NewsBBC News
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Facebook whistle-blower can't promote book at Hay Festival

Sarah Wynn-Williams can't promote her tell-all memoir about Facebook due to ongoing court action.

·United Kingdom
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MashableMashable
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Facebook whistleblower sits silently at literary festival due to Meta legal order

Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams sat silently on a Hay Festival panel last Sunday, barred from speaking by Meta's order against her.

·New York, United States
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The TelegraphThe Telegraph
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Facebook silences author at literary festival

·London, United Kingdom
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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
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