Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company

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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