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The #1 global bestsellerA Book of the Year for Audible, The Times, Financial Times, The New York Times, Time, Cosmopolitan, The Economist, Spectator and more Winner of the Blueprint Asia-Pacific Whistleblowing Prize 2025 Shortlisted for the Unwin Award 2026 Shortlisted for the Westminster Book Awards 2025 Shortlisted for the Hatchards First Biography Prize 2025 ‘How else to put this? Bloody hell’ – The Guardian ‘Devastating . . . Funny . . . Highly enjoyable’ – The Times ‘Jaw-dropping . . . A tell-all tome’ – Financial Times Sarah Wynn-Williams joined Facebook believing the company could change things for the better. Instead, what she encountered over seven years was so shocking that Meta obtained a legal order to silence her. Now you can read her story. Candid and entertaining, Wynn-Williams’ account pulls back the curtain on Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and the global elite. She exposes the true cost of Silicon Valley’s ambition, from outrageous schemes cooked up on private jets to the alarming consequences of Facebook’s aggressive pursuit of global dominance. Careless People is a gripping and utterly explosive read that will forever change how you view the technology that runs our lives – and the unchecked power of those who control it. ‘Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it’s the one about him’ – Marina Hyde ‘A Bridget Jones’s Diary-style tale of a young woman thrown into a series of improbable situations’ – The Times ‘Darkly funny and genuinely shocking: an ugly, detailed portrait of one of the most powerful companies in the world’ – The New York Times

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Darkly funny and genuinely shocking: an ugly, detailed portrait of one of the most powerful companies in the world. What Wynn-Williams reveals will undoubtedly trigger her former bosses’ ire. Not only does she have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she also delivers the goods. * The New York Times * Devastating . . . Wynn-Williams is a sharp and funny writer . . . a highly enjoyable read — a Bridget Jones’s Diary-style tale of a young woman thrown into a series of improbable situations * The Times * Jaw-dropping . . . A tell-all tome * Financial Times * Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it’s the one about him -- Marina Hyde, <i>The Guardian</i> A shocking, darkly funny and highly critical exposé * The Sunday Times * A morality tale for our times . . . How else to put this? – bloody hell * The Guardian * Staggering . . . spectacular * The Irish Times * Urgently necessary reading -- Elizabeth Day, author of <i>The Party</i> and <i>Friendaholic</i> Well-written, funny, horrifying, and quite compelling. I was on the edge of my seat, turning pages as fast as I could and ended up reading the book in less than a day. I cackled. I gasped. I laughed. I cringed. I cackled some more. I cringed some more -- Roxanne Gay, author of <i>Hunger</i> and <i>Bad Feminist</i> Wynn-Williams writes with the kind of precise fury that can only come from someone who's been inside the beast -- Jake Adelstein, journalist and author of <i>Tokyo Vice</i> Unbelievable and necessary . . . wonderfully written, propulsive, novelistic and laugh-out-loud at times -- Maria Semple, bestselling author of <i>Where'd You Go, Bernadette</i> Jaw-dropping . . . It's a story that will fire you up, and make you want to fight back -- <i>Glamour</i> A well-written bombshell -- Jonathan Haidt, bestselling author of <i>The Anxious Generation</i> Compulsively readable . . . An addictive exposé, filled with explosive allegations . . . Writing this book is perhaps the best thing she did to help to achieve the kind of regulation we urgently need to preserve democracy. * Times Literary Supplement * I love Careless People -- Reverend Richard Coles, author of <i>Murder Before Evensong</i>

Darkly funny and genuinely shocking: an ugly, detailed portrait of one of the most powerful companies in the world. What Wynn-Williams reveals will undoubtedly trigger her former bosses’ ire. Not only does she have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she also delivers the goods. -- <i>The New York Times</i> Devastating... Wynn-Williams is a sharp and funny writer... a highly enjoyable read — a Bridget Jones’s Diary-style tale of a young woman thrown into a series of improbable situations -- <i>The Times</i>

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Sarah Wynn-Williams is a former New Zealand diplomat and international lawyer. She joined Facebook after pitching a job and worked there for many years, ultimately becoming director of global public policy. After leaving the company, she has continued to work on tech policy, including artificial intelligence.

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