macleginn3d ago

Author of "Careless People" banned from saying anything negative about Meta

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/technology-uk/article/sarah-wynn-williams-careless-people-meta-nrffdfpmf

Meta stole Sarah Wynn-Williams’s voice. It couldn’t stop her exposé

The author was gagged by the firm after her book, Careless People, alleged sex harassment and censorship. Its actions prove her point, says her publisher

The Sunday Times
Show threadgiwook

I'm going to place an order for the book right now. I encourage you all to do the same.

We the people hold the power to keep in check the immoral companies, governments, and other unscrupulous entities that would exploit the collective to enrich the few. And ultimately that's through our money and how we spend it.

Screw Meta and their anti-human business model.

Apr 4 at 3:23pmWeb
Show threadfsloth3d ago

It’s also a damn good book!

More like Catch-22 than a cheap ”spill the tea” ride.

Show threadqnleigh3d ago
Also if you use Instagram regularly, consider replacing that time with something else. Does it really offer anything of value to you, compared to the harm Meta has caused?
Show threadryandrake3d ago
Unlike an elected government, who the common people at least in theory have a chance to replace via elections, the public pretty much has no say in what these companies and their leadership are allowed to do. Nobody voted for Meta. Nobody voted for Palantir. Nobody voted for Philip Morris. You can say that someone "voted with their wallet," but that doesn't point to a viable solution. "Not voting with your wallet" essentially means becoming a hermit and living isolated in the woods. Because there are no alternate companies that are ethical. Ethics have costs, and the nature of competition means that ethical companies will always be outcompeted and die to companies who don't care to pay those cost.
Show threadCPLX3d ago

The solution is to not allow concentration of corporate power at this level and to break it up when it happens anyways.

The root cause under all this IS government policy. All the giant tech companies are the product of years of already illegal behavior that was not enforced.

Show threadNoaidi3d ago

> "Not voting with your wallet" essentially means becoming a hermit and living isolated in the woods.

This is a total exaggeration and just gives power to these companies. You can start here:

https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/

YOU voted for Facebook when you use it, by not installing a hosts file that blocks it and all advertisements. We do not need to use these platforms, and the less people that use them the less you will need to use it.

All we have to do is start making their profit fall and they will change. But it must be a strong and unified effort.

Resist and Unsubscribe

Resist and Unsubscribe
Show threadcousin_it3d ago
The phrase "voting with your wallet" is hilarious to begin with, because it admits that rich people have more voting power and implies that's how it should be.
Show threadrobrain3d ago
Bought it on Kobo the day of the initial ban, mostly as a screw-you and reaction to corporate censorship. The fact that it's a good book and tells an interesting story in a clear manner was a side-benefit. Strongly recommend.
Show threadrectang3d ago

I've just bought my copy.

Best-sellers don't sell that many copies in the absolute sense. From what I can tell Careless People has sold around 200,000. Moving the needle just a bit is worth it.