Re:Mark Zuckerberg attacks 'closed' AI rivals as Meta return...
by SpicyLemonZest on Monday August 10, 2026 @03:15PM
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Sarah Wynn-Williams book contains a number of implausible anecdotes which people repeat as gospel truth even though they have not AFAIK been corroborated. I am pretty skeptical, for example, that Sheryl Sandberg punished Ms. Wynn-Williams for not getting in bed with her.
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Re:Mark Zuckerberg attacks 'closed' AI rivals as Meta return...
by FireBeyond on Monday August 10, 2026 @03:21PM
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And yet Sandberg has not sued for defamation…
Re:Mark Zuckerberg attacks 'closed' AI rivals as Meta return...
by dwedge on Monday August 10, 2026 @03:36PM
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I'm not sure she needs to given the rest of the case against the author
> Ms Wynn-Williams was told she must refrain from engaging in or "amplifying any further disparaging, crucial or otherwise detrimental comments".
> All previous disparaging comments "to the extent within her control" must also be retracted, the ruling also said
She apparently isn't even allowed to criticise Meta in private. They're a horrible company but so many of that book read like poor fiction
Re:Mark Zuckerberg attacks 'closed' AI rivals as Meta return...
by SpicyLemonZest on Monday August 10, 2026 @04:11PM
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Why would she want to? Attempting to prove that private conversations did not happen as alleged is always a frustrating uphill battle, and winning the lawsuit wouldn’t stop people on social media from saying they think the court got it wrong and Sandberg really did do it. Wynn-Williams is already not allowed to repeat the allegations right now due to her case with Meta.
A lawsuit might get the relevant passage yanked from the book, I suppose.
Re:Mark Zuckerberg attacks 'closed' AI rivals as Meta return...
by bluGill on Monday August 10, 2026 @03:34PM
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Is it really worth getting a lawyer? Even of you win what is the gain?
Re:Mark Zuckerberg attacks 'closed' AI rivals as Meta return...
by creaturemachine on Monday August 10, 2026 @03:48PM
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They could have it taken out of print if it was as fictional and damaging as some say. I see new copies are still for sale so it can't be that.