Tim Wu (left), Sarah Wynn-Williams (centre) and Carole Cadwalladr (right) at the Hay festival, 31 May 2026. Photograph: Sam Hardwick This year’s Hay festival concluded with a strange spectacle. I was on a panel about the dangers of excessive tech power, alongside former Meta employee Sarah Wynn-Williams – who sat without saying anything on the advice of her lawyer. She had been silenced by Meta’s legal threats to bankrupt her if she spoke.