Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company

Re:Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticis... by casenmgreen on Sunday September 21, 2025 @10:00AM (#45322821)

You can read into this something like mugger says "my victim, whom when I was holding a knife out promised not to tell anyone about the robbery, went on to tell the police".

"I then sued my victim for causing me harm."

But it's hard to know about a situation when it's complex and you're a long way away from it. Maybe the book was unfair. Maybe it was fair. Or both. Maybe what happened was so bad it should supersede this kind of agreement. Who decides, and how?

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Re:Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticis... by dh2022 on Sunday September 21, 2025 @10:29AM (#45323049)

This is a false (and dare I say dishonest?) analogy. Reporting crimes is protected by law [0]

If the author would report a crime she would be protected. The author is just airing some dirty laundry. She was paid money in exchange for not airing said dirty laundry. Hence her troubles now. Cry me a river.

[0] Whisleblower protections: https://www.dol.gov/general/topics/whistleblower

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Re:Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticis... by samirillian on Sunday September 21, 2025 @11:05AM (#45323384)

I don’t take a position on this because I don’t know it but I think you’re (willfully?) misunderstanding the point. I don’t think all ethical problems can be legally defined. Something may be legal and wrong or illegal and not wrong. If she was indeed forced out for reporting sexual harassment, then what ethical responsibility does she still bear towards that company, regardless of what they ask her to sign as she leaves? The point isn’t that she’s right or wrong for sure, it’s that the problem is complex and legalities cannot account for all situations.

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Re:Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticis... by dh2022 on Sunday September 21, 2025 @11:40AM (#45323701)

I did not misunderstood the point. The GP equated reporting a crime (robbery) with airing some dirty laundry.

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Re:Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticis... by mextrezza on Monday September 22, 2025 @07:39PM (#45341007)

Precisely. If there had been any actual crimes, then Meta would have been prosecuted.

It's really quite simple.

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