Meta exposé tops bestseller chart despite company’s attempt to ban its promotion

Sarah Wynn-Williams’s account of her seven years as a Facebook executive is number one on the New York Times bestseller list and has flown off the shelves in the UK

An exposé by a former employee of Meta has become a bestseller despite the social media company banning the author from promoting the book.

Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former director of global public policy at Meta’s precursor, Facebook, topped the New York Times bestseller chart and will be fourth on the Sunday Times nonfiction hardback chart this weekend.

Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams (Pan Macmillan, £22). To support the Guardian and Observer, order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Delivery charges may apply.

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