How ‘Careless People’ is becoming a bigger problem for Meta
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Summary
Sarah Wynn-Williams, the author of Careless People, a memoir about working at Meta as a policy director, is fighting back after the company aggressively pushed to discredit and silence her.
Wynn-Williams’ attorneys this week filed an emergency motion seeking to dismiss the gag order that Meta won via an arbitrator, which banned her from talking about the book.
The motion argues that the nondisparagement agreement she signed when she left the company is not enforceable, while Meta has used it as the legal basis for banning her from talking about the book.
The book delves into Meta’s efforts to operate in China, which has resurfaced at a time when lawmakers have taken an interest in the company’s relationship with the Chinese Communist Party.
Wynn-Williams’ book is a test for how readers feel about Meta and its leaders, with some seeing it as a hit job that distorts the truth to enforce a specific narrative, while others believe it reinforces the belief that the company’s leaders are ruthless.