Meta trying to destroy whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, US senator says
US Senator Josh Hawley has accused Meta of using 'lawfare' to intimidate and bankrupt former whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams. The dispute centers on Wynn-Williams' allegations regarding Meta's business dealings with China and the platform's impact on teenagers.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing tensions between big tech companies and whistleblowers, as well as legislative scrutiny regarding corporate accountability.
Sarah Wynn-Williams is Facebook’s former global head of public policy. Sarah Wynn-Williams is Facebook’s former global head of public policy. Meta Meta trying to destroy whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, US senator says Republican Josh Hawley accuses Mark Zuckerberg’s firm of relentlessly pursuing and attempting to bankrupt her
Prefer the Guardian on Google A US senator has accused Meta of using lawfare in “efforts to destroy” a whistleblower who made allegations about the social media company’s dealings with China and its treatment of teenagers.
In a letter to its founder, Mark Zuckerberg , the Republican senator Josh Hawley demanded to know what measures Meta had taken to monitor Sarah Wynn-Williams, Facebook’s former global head of public policy, and her family.
He also accused the firm of trying to make “truthful speech so perilous that no whistleblower like Ms Wynn-Williams can ever afford it”.
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