**Meta Secures Emergency Ruling Against Former Director's Memoir Promotion**

**The ruling has raised questions about free speech and corporate power in the publishing world.**

In a surprising development, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has obtained an emergency ruling in the United States that prohibits Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former global public policy director, from promoting her memoir titled "Careless People." The book detailing her experiences and critical observations during seven years at Facebook contains allegations that the company's executives colluded with the Chinese government to allow internet censorship in return for market access.

The ruling asserts that Wynn-Williams must cease any public promotion of the book "to the extent within her control," as Meta argues the memoir is filled with "false and defamatory" claims. Following this ruling, the company expressed that such a book should never have gone to publication.

Wynn-Williams' UK publisher, Macmillan, has stated their commitment to freedom of expression, emphasizing her right to share her story. The publisher noted that Wynn-Williams had planned extensive media appearances both in the UK and internationally but has been barred from doing so due to the ongoing legal dispute.

The emergency hearing took place at the American Arbitration Association, where Wynn-Williams was instructed not to amplify any further negative remarks about Meta and to retract previous statements that could be deemed disparaging. The arbitrator, Nicholas Gowen, concluded that Meta presented sufficient evidence of a potential violation of Wynn-Williams' severance agreement, determining that Meta could face "immediate and irreparable loss" without such a temporary ruling.

The memoir was released in the United States earlier this week, quickly climbing to number six on the Amazon charts. Meanwhile, Meta vigorously denies the claims made in the book, affirming their past intentions to operate within China were ultimately abandoned after careful consideration.

In conjunction with the book's release, Wynn-Williams has also filed a whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging that Meta misled its investors. These allegations have also been rebutted by the company.

Following the judicial ruling, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone remarked on social media, reiterating that the allegations made in "Careless People" should have never been published.