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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jacob Stolworthy

Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams was forced to sit in total silence on stage. Now she’s suing Meta for gagging her

A former Facebook employee, who wrote a bestselling memoir about her time at the company, has sued Meta for trying to “silence” her.

Sarah Wynn-Williams, author of the 2025 book Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, claims the tech giant’s gag order, which blocked her from speaking about the company or promoting the book, is invalid.

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