Islamabad, Mar 14 2025: Meta has secured a wins initial legal Battle in its bid to halt the distribution of Careless People, a newly released memoir by former Facebook policy executive Sarah Wynn-Williams.
Wynn-Williams’ memoir, which debuted earlier this week, provides an insider account of Facebook’s leadership struggles, including Mark Zuckerberg’s unsuccessful attempts to break into the Chinese market and allegations of misconduct by Meta’s current policy chief.
Joel Kaplan. The book also highlights tense encounters between Zuckerberg and global leaders, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the company’s decision-making during a transformative era.
Meta, however, contends that Wynn-Williams breached a non-disparagement clause signed upon her exit from the company in 2017. Arguing that the memoir is based on outdated information.
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Meta swiftly moved to counter its release, launching a PR offensive labeling the book as a “collection of old claims” while simultaneously pursuing an emergency arbitration injunction.
On Thursday, the arbitrator sided with Meta, instructing Wynn-Williams to halt all promotional efforts, suspend book distribution, and avoid making any further negative statements about the company.
Although copies of the book have already reached the market, the extent of the ruling’s impact on its future availability remains uncertain.
After wins initial legal Battle Meta’s spokesperson, Andy Stone, welcomed the decision, stating:
“This ruling confirms that Sarah Wynn-Williams’ misleading and defamatory book should never have been published. She bypassed proper fact-checking and rushed it to print after remaining silent for years.”
The dispute raises broader questions about corporate confidentiality agreements and the limits of whistleblower disclosures in the tech industry.
