Facebook’s co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has been accused of promoting a “cultural tipping point” prioritizing speech over fact-checking, but the company is now taking extreme measures to silence a former top executive who blew the whistle on its “lethal carelessness.” Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former global public policy director at Facebook, wrote a book claiming the company’s leadership is callous and hostile, particularly towards female employees. Meta has won an emergency ruling to stop her from promoting or distributing the book, citing a nondisparagement clause in her severance agreement. The move has sparked concerns about corporate censorship and the erosion of free speech. Critics argue that Meta is exploiting its new regulatory environment under former President Trump’s administration to silence whistleblowers. As one author notes, “The more power they grasp, the less responsible they become.”
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/opinion/facebook-meta-careless-people.html