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Sarah Wynn-Williams
Careless People
Careless People
- Pages
- 400
- Published
- 2025
- Language
- English
Synopsis
This searing memoir exposes the personal and political fallout when unfettered power and a rotten company culture take hold. Sarah Wynn-Williams shares her experiences within Facebook, from its early rise to Mark Zuckerberg’s reaction to its role in Trump’s election, alongside the challenges of working motherhood in a high-pressure environment. It offers an eye-opening look at the global elite and how the leaders of Facebook became less responsible as they gained more power. Told in a sharp, candid voice, this book reveals why and how things have gone so horribly wrong in the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Why did Meta try to stop this book from being published?
Shortly before release, Meta pursued private arbitration against Sarah Wynn-Williams, arguing she had violated the non-disparagement agreement she signed when she left the company. An arbitrator agreed Meta had a valid case and temporarily barred her from promoting the book or, "to the extent within her control," further publishing or distributing it while arbitration continued. The ruling didn't stop the book from being sold — Macmillan said the decision had "no impact" on its plans and continued to support it — and the publicity around the dispute helped push Careless People to number one on the New York Times bestseller list by late March 2025.
Is Careless People a memoir or a work of investigative journalism?
It's a memoir. Sarah Wynn-Williams writes from her own experience as Facebook's (later Meta's) director of global public policy from 2011 to 2017, recounting what she witnessed from inside the company rather than reporting as an outside journalist.