| Description | #1 New York Times Bestseller “Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking...Not only does [Sarah Wynn-Williams] have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she also delivers the goods." -Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times “When one of the world’s most powerful media companies tries to snuff out a book — amid other alarming attacks on free speech in America like this — it’s time to pull out all the stops.” –Ron Charles, The Washington Post An explosive memoir charting one woman’s career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades, and the people who made them. From trips on private jets and encounters with world leaders to shocking accounts of misogyny and double standards behind the scenes, this searing memoir exposes both the personal and the political fallout when unfettered power and a rotten company culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative where a few people carelessly hold the world in their hands, this eye-opening memoir reveals what really goes on among the global elite. Sarah Wynn-Williams tells the wrenching but fun story of Facebook, mapping its rise from stumbling encounters with juntas to Mark Zuckerberg’s reaction when he learned of Facebook’s role in Trump’s election. She experiences the challenges and humiliations of working motherhood within a pressure cooker of a workplace, all while Sheryl Sandberg urges her and others to “lean in.” Careless People is a deeply personal account of why and how things have gone so horribly wrong in the past decade—told in a sharp, candid, and utterly disarming voice. A deep, unflinching look at the role that social media has assumed in our lives, Careless People reveals the truth about the leaders of Facebook: how the more power they grasp, the less responsible they become and the consequences this has for all of us.
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The #1 global bestseller with a new foreword for paperback A Book of the Year for Audible, The Times, Financial Times, The New York Times, Time, Cosmopolitan, The Economist, Spectator and more Shortlisted for the Westminster Book Awards 2025 Shortlisted for the Hatchards First Biography Prize 2025 Winner of the Blueprint Asia-Pacific Whistleblowing Prize 2025 ‘How else to put this? Bloody hell’ – The Guardian ‘Devastating . . . Funny . . . Highly enjoyable’ – The Times ‘Jaw-dropping . . . A tell-all tome’ – Financial Times Sarah Wynn-Williams joined Facebook believing the company could change things for the better. Instead, what she encountered over seven years was so shocking that Meta obtained a legal order to silence her. Now you can read her award-winning story. Candid and entertaining, Wynn-Williams’ account pulls back the curtain on Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and the global elite. She exposes the true cost of Silicon Valley’s ambition, from outrageous schemes cooked up on private jets to the alarming consequences of Facebook’s aggressive pursuit of global dominance. Careless People is an ordinary woman's gripping and darkly funny memoir that will forever change how you view the technology that runs our lives – and the unchecked power of those who control it. ‘A Bridget Jones’s Diary-style tale of a young woman thrown into a series of improbable situations’ – The Times ‘Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it’s the one about him’ – Marina Hyde
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‘Als een van de machtigste mediabedrijven ter wereld probeert een boek te laten verbieden – terwijl er in Amerika almaar meer alarmerende aanvallen worden gedaan op het vrije woord – is het tijd om alle registers open te trekken.’ The Washington Post ‘Mark Zuckerberg wil niet dat u dit boek leest.’ Financieel Dagblad ‘Oud-medewerker Sarah Wynn Williams doet in Careless People een boekje open over hoe Facebook van onschuldig sociaal medium tot een politiek wapen verwerd.’ Trouw Careless People is het explosieve verhaal van een vrouw in die jarenlang in het hart van een van de invloedrijkste bedrijven ter wereld werkte. Het geeft je een diepgravende inkijk in Facebook, in de beslissingen die de afgelopen decennia gebeurtenissen wereldwijd hebben bepaald en in de mensen die ze hebben genomen. Van privéjets en ontmoetingen met wereldleiders tot schokkende verhalen over vrouwenhaat en het meten met twee maten achter de schermen – Careless People is een bijzonder persoonlijk verhaal over het hoe en waarom dingen in het afgelopen decennium zo vreselijk verkeerd hebben kunnen gaan. Met haar scherpe, gevatte en bijzonder ontwapenende stem biedt Sarah Wynn-Williams niet alleen haar onverschrokken visie op de rol die sociale media in ons leven zijn gaan spelen, maar onthult zij ook de waarheid over de bazen van Facebook – hoe meer macht ze grijpen, des te minder verantwoordelijkheid ze aanvaarden – en de gevolgen die dit voor ieder van ons heeft.
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«Ero tra i consulenti dei massimi dirigenti dell'azienda, Mark Zuckerberg e Sheryl Sandberg, mentre escogitavano il modo in cui l'organizzazione avrebbe interagito con i governi di tutto il mondo. Alla fine, li ho guardati, senza più speranze, fare la corte a regimi autoritari come quello cinese e, con assoluta noncuranza, ingannare l'opinione pubblica. Ero su un jet privato con Mark il giorno in cui finalmente capì che con ogni probabilità Facebook aveva contribuito a portare Donald Trump alla Casa Bianca, e ne trasse le sue personali e oscure conclusioni. Quasi sempre, però, lavorando alle politiche di Facebook, più che assistere alla messa in scena di un capitolo di Machiavelli, sembrava di guardare un gruppo di quattordicenni a cui sono stati dati dei superpoteri e una quantità spropositata di denaro andare in giro per il mondo per capire cosa possono comprare e ottenere con quel potere. Questa è la storia che intendo raccontare qui.» |
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