Sales of Meta whistleblower’s memoir soar after Hay festival ‘silencing’
Sarah Wynn-Williams remained silent during her hour-long appearance, but sales of Careless People have since increased by more than 300%
TL;DR
- Sales of 'Careless People' increased by 304.5% week-on-week after the author's Hay festival appearance.
- The book reached number one in the UK paperback nonfiction chart.
- Meta took legal action to prevent author Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former Facebook director, from promoting the book.
- Wynn-Williams appeared silently at the festival on legal advice.
- Meta's legal threats are seen by the publisher as corporate censorship that drew significant public attention to the book.