Meta didn’t wait for Careless People to hit the shelves before trying to discredit it. The company’s preemptive strike against former executive Sarah Wynn-Williams’ memoir only fueled curiosity, and now the book is climbing the bestseller charts. It’s not an exposé with groundbreaking revelations, but a deeply personal account of Meta’s leadership culture—one that, according to Wynn-Williams, was defined by recklessness and indifference. Meta dismisses her claims as exaggerated and self-serving, but their aggressive response raises a question: What, exactly, are they trying to bury?
Steven Levy with Wired has the full story.