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Former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams sued Meta to lift an arbitration order blocking discussion of her memoir.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02Former Facebook policy executive Sarah Wynne Williams sued Meta in federal court,
00:08according to the Wall Street Journal. Wynne Williams is seeking to lift an
00:11arbitration order that has barred her from speaking about her memoir,
00:15Careless People. The book alleges wrongdoing by Facebook executives and claims the company
00:21was willing to share Chinese and U.S. citizens' data with China's Communist Party to regain
00:25access to the Chinese market. Wynne Williams also alleges sexual harassment by Joel Kaplan
00:31and Sheryl Sandberg. Meta said an arbitrator already found she violated a severance agreement
00:36tied to a financial settlement. Wynne Williams says the agreement is invalid and was signed
00:41under duress. She is seeking damages for lost book sales and speaking fees. The book has sold
00:46more than 130,000 print copies in the U.S. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.