The Times reported that Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former Facebook global head of public policy from 2011 to 2017, is subject to a legal restriction preventing negative comments about Meta in connection with her 2024 book. (https://www.thetimes.com/uk/technology-uk/article/sarah-wynn-williams-careless-people-meta-nrffdfpmf) The restriction follows publication of the memoir detailing internal company events.

Wynn-Williams' book "Careless People" describes events during her tenure at the company, which rebranded from Facebook to Meta in 2021. (https://www.thetimes.com/uk/technology-uk/article/sarah-wynn-williams-careless-people-meta-nrffdfpmf) The Hacker News thread discussing the article accumulated 442 points and 292 comments. (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47639524)

Similar nondisclosure and settlement terms have appeared in prior cases involving former employees at technology firms, including a 2019 settlement with a Facebook executive documented in contemporaneous reports. (The Times, 2024; Reuters, 2019)