Careless People

The acclaimed, scandalous bestseller that rocked the world

De: Sarah Wynn-Williams

Narrado por: Sarah Wynn-Williams

Winner of the Speakies award for the Best Non-Fiction Memoir Audiobook

Featured in Audibles Best of the Year 2025

Meta wants to silence her voice. You can hear her words.

Read powerfully by the author, Sarah Wynn-Williams.

'Devastating . . . funny . . . highly enjoyable . . . A Bridget Jones’s Diary-style tale of a young woman thrown into a series of improbable situations' The Times
'Jaw-dropping . . . A tell-all tome' Financial Times

Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook’s potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there and rose to its top ranks, things turned out a little different.

From wild schemes cooked up on private jets to risking prison abroad, Careless People exposes both the personal and political fallout when boundless power and a rotten culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative, Wynn-Williams rubs shoulders with Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and world leaders, revealing what really goes on among the global elite – and the consequences this has for all of us.

Candid and entertaining, this is an intimate memoir set amid powerful forces. As all our lives are upended by technology and those who control it, Careless People will change how you see the world.

'Darkly funny and genuinely shocking: an ugly, detailed portrait of one of the most powerful
companies in the world' The New York Times

Reseñas de la Crítica

Darkly funny and genuinely shocking: an ugly, detailed portrait of one of the most powerful companies in the world. What Wynn-Williams reveals will undoubtedly trigger her former bosses’ ire. Not only does she have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she also delivers the goods

Devastating . . . Wynn-Williams is a sharp and funny writer . . . a highly enjoyable read — a Bridget Jones’s Diary-style tale of a young woman thrown into a series of improbable situations

Jaw-dropping . . . A tell-all tome

Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it’s the one about him (Marina Hyde, The Guardian)

A shocking, darkly funny and highly critical exposé

A morality tale for our times . . . How else to put this? – bloody hell

Staggering . . . spectacular

Urgently necessary reading (Elizabeth Day, author of The Party and Friendaholic)

Well-written, funny, horrifying, and quite compelling. I was on the edge of my seat, turning pages as fast as I could and ended up reading the book in less than a day. I cackled. I gasped. I laughed. I cringed. I cackled some more. I cringed some more (Roxanne Gay, author of Hunger and Bad Feminist)

Wynn-Williams writes with the kind of precise fury that can only come from someone who's been inside the beast (Jake Adelstein, journalist and author of Tokyo Vice)

Unbelievable and necessary . . . wonderfully written, propulsive, novelistic and laugh-out-loud at times (Maria Semple, bestselling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette)

Jaw-dropping . . . It's a story that will fire you up, and make you want to fight back (Glamour)

A well-written bombshell (Jonathan Haidt, bestselling author of The Anxious Generation)

Compulsively readable . . . An addictive exposé, filled with explosive allegations . . . Writing this book is perhaps the best thing she did to help to achieve the kind of regulation we urgently need to preserve democracy

I love Careless People (Reverend Richard Coles, author of Murder Before Evensong)

A fascinating exposé of life and culture at Facebook. I couldn’t put it down. It’s high-octane drama in the real world, and it’s equal parts entertaining and horrifying (V.E. Schwab)

Reads like a thriller, a farce, a caper... There are extraordinary revelations on every page (Pandora Sykes, journalist and broadcaster)

So brave

I like that it’s read by the author, very interesting and eye opening. Thank you Sarah for your bravery to share this with the world. Wow!

I applaud the courageous author of this book.

The book is full of valuable insights. The top executives at Facebook (now Meta) are much like many other tech entrepreneurs who quickly amass wealth. While they may be skilled engineers and fortunate businessmen, they are also narrow-minded, selfish, and dishonest, with little understanding of decency. Unfortunately, they exploit platform’s users and engage in deals with authoritarian regimes. The more power they accumulate, the greater the threat they pose to humanity.

Shocking revelations

A riveting listen for me on Audible, yet another extremely disappointing account of power abused and the intelligent, competent woman losing her job. Horrific account of feedback given that she was less available when in a coma on maternity leave.

Frankly frightening

When the 5 horseman of the apocalypse attended dt's church service, we should've been afraid, very afraid.

Gripping Account of the Time We Live In

Great book. Highly recommend. I’m really glad that the author didn’t go too gently on her own role in the story.