Meta scrambled to silence a tell-all book. Now it’s a bestseller

In response to a complaint filed by Meta, emergency arbitrator Nicholas A. Gowen last week placed a hold on Wynn-Williams’ promoting the book or making further “critical claims” about her former employer. 

1. In his ruling, Gowen wrote that Meta had “established a likelihood of success on the merits of its contractual non-disparagement claim” against Wynn-Williams. 
2.  Flatiron can still publish and promote “Careless People.”

Meta scrambled to silence a tell-all book. Now it’s a bestseller.

“Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism,” currently No. 3 on the Amazon bestsellers list, chronicles the six years Sarah Wynn-Williams spent in boardrooms and private jets with top Meta executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Insider account by former Meta official has strong first-week sales

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NEW YORK (AP) — A former Meta official’s explosive insider account sold 60,000 copies in its first week and reached the top 10 on Amazon.com’s best-seller list amid efforts by the social media giant to discredit the book.

• Released last week by Flatiron Books, a Macmillan imprint, Sarah Wynn-Williams’ “Careless People” alleges cruel and otherwise disturbing behavior by Mark Zuckerberg, Joel Kaplan and other executives and describes Zuckerberg’s alleged efforts to win favor with Chinese officials. 
• Meta has countered that Wynn-Williams, a former director of global public policy who left what was then Facebook in 2017, violated a severance agreement and wrote a book filled with inaccuracies.

According to Flatiron, first week sales include print audio and digital editions. On Wednesday, “Careless People” ranked No. 3 on Amazon.

In response to a complaint filed by Meta, emergency arbitrator Nicholas A. Gowen last week placed a hold on Wynn-Williams’ promoting the book or making further “critical claims” about her former employer. In his ruling, Gowen wrote that Meta had “established a likelihood of success on the merits of its contractual non-disparagement claim” against Wynn-Williams. Flatiron can still publish and promote “Careless People.”

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