Email shows Burton's firm, Bryson Gillette, is promoting Sarah Wynn-Williams's book

April 8, 2025

The former Facebook executive set to testify before Congress about her book, which alleges bad behavior at the social media giant, is getting public relations help from a top Democratic operative, an email reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon shows.

The consulting firm founded by former Obama administration deputy press secretary Bill Burton, Bryson Gillette, sent a March 5 press release promoting former Facebook director of global public policy Sarah Wynn-Williams's book, Careless People. The firm sent the release using an "SWW Press" title and email domain that appeared to be created specifically for Wynn-Williams. The release touted the book's "deeply insightful and darkly humorous firsthand account of seven critical years at Meta (formerly Facebook) as the company grew from viral sensation to global powerhouse and the destruction it left in its wake."

But it’s not the first time Burton and his firm have aided an ex-employee's public relations campaign against Facebook, including ahead of a high-profile congressional hearing.

Burton and his firm also represented Frances Haugen, the former Facebook employee who spent months anonymously leaking company documents to the press in 2021 ahead of a public reveal on 60 Minutes and subsequent congressional testimony, the Free Beacon reported at the time. Burton's work for Haugen came amid a broader Democratic push to target...

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