Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former Meta executive and author of the controversial exposé Careless People, is reportedly “on the verge of bankruptcy” after speaking out about the social media giant’s dealings with China and its treatment of teenagers, according to a report by The Guardian UK.
Wynn-Williams, who served as the director of global public policy at Facebook before it became Meta, claims she was targeted by the company for publishing her memoir. Labour MP Louise Haigh raised Wynn-Williams’s case in the House of Commons, warning that Meta was seeking to “silence and punish” her through legal measures. Haigh said Wynn-Williams could face fines of $50,000 (37,000) for each breach of a non-disparagement order secured by Meta.
The book, released earlier this year by Pan Macmillan, details Wynn-Williams’s allegations of sexual harassment, toxic workplace culture, and Meta’s purported cooperation with Beijing on censorship tools—a claim the company has strongly denied. Despite selling more than 150,000 copies across all formats and being listed among The Sunday Times’ bestselling hardbacks of 2025, Wynn-Williams was barred from promoting her own memoir following a legal ruling in Meta’s favour.
Meta has maintained that Wynn-Williams was fired for “poor performance and toxic behaviour” and described her book as a “mix of out-of-date and previously reported claims about the company and false accusations about our executives.” The company added that Wynn-Williams voluntarily...
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