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“A cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism”. This may sound like the trailer for a Netflix series but it is actually the sub-title of a memoir by ex-Facebook executive and whisteblower Sarah Wynn-Williams. She had a leadership ringside seat for seven years and her book Careless People is number one on the New York Times best-seller list, despite Meta having secured a temporary ban on her promoting it.
Her memoir relates how, allegedly, in Meta’s relentless drive for profit, global expansion and push into politics it lost any sense of moral and ethical compass. Her account describes a toxic culture that embraced “greed and lost idealism” and had systemic double standards at the most senior levels.
From Meta’s perspective, spokesperson Andy Stone called the book “a mix of old claims and false accusations about our executives”, as reported in The Atlantic.
The narrative is all too familiar. In recent years there has been a steady stream of stories in which whistleblowers have felt the need to go public.
On a psychological level, whistleblowing is the action of last resort to have one’s truth heard and gain fair treatment and justice.
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