‘Careless People,’ Controversial Insider Account by Former Meta Official, Has Strong First-Week Sales
The book alleges cruel and otherwise disturbing behavior by Mark Zuckerberg and other execs at Meta.
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Arbitrator sides with Meta in bid to halt sales of ex-employee's memoir
An arbitrator has sided with Meta in its case against a former employee who made a series of misconduct allegations about the Facebook and Instagram parent company in a memoir published this week. ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Meta Tries to Bury a Tell-All Book
Mark Zuckerberg might be in his post-fact-checking-era. But that hasn’t stopped Meta from going after the author of Careless People.Wired - 6d -
Meta’s Efforts to Block a Muckraking Exposé Make ‘Careless People’ a Must-Read Book
A new book by a former Meta executive blows the lid off an allegedly toxic workplace. The company’s efforts to squelch its promotion has increased sales and offered plenty of free publicity.Inc. - 3d -
Facebook whistleblower alleges ‘lethal carelessness’ in new book
Sarah Wynn-Williams, who worked at Facebook for six years, opens up about her experience at the tech giant, what she calls the company’s “lethal carelessness” and her views on Mark Zuckerberg in a ...NBC News - Mar. 10 -
How Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses fit into Mark Zuckerberg's vision of a smartphone successor
Smart glasses have the potential to become a "very important computing platform in the future," according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.CNBC - Mar. 8 -
Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work by Sarah Wynn-Williams review – a former disciple unfriends Facebook
This account of working life at Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant organisation describes a ‘diabolical cult’ able to swing elections and profit at the expense of the world’s vulnerable. . Shortly after ...The Guardian - 4d -
Ruling Stops Promotion of Meta Exposé Book
Meta’s former director of global public policy Sarah Wynn-Williams penned the tell-all.Inc. - Mar. 12 -
Book Review: ‘Careless People,’ by Sarah Wynn-Williams
“Careless People,” a memoir by a former Facebook executive, portrays feckless company leaders cozying up to authoritarian regimes.The New York Times - Mar. 10 -
How Joel Kaplan became Mark Zuckerberg’s most trusted political fixer
Meta’s newly promoted head of global affairs has masterminded social media giant’s pivot towards Donald TrumpFinancial Times - 4d
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