Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former New Zealand diplomat who worked at Facebook for over six years, has published a book titled Careless People. In it, she claims she faced sexual harassment from her boss, Joel Kaplan (then a vice president for global public policy, now Meta’s chief global affairs officer) and alleges the company retaliated against her by firing her after she reported it. She also accuses Facebook of ignoring internal warnings about its impact on human rights and democracy, particularly during its pursuit of growth in places like China.
Meta, which owns Facebook, has pushed back hard, calling her allegations a mix of outdated claims and false accusations. They say an investigation in 2017 cleared Kaplan of any wrongdoing and that Wynn-Williams was let go for “poor performance and toxic behavior,” not retaliation. Her former supervisor, Elliot Schrage, backed this up, citing her repeated failures in her role. Meanwhile, Wynn-Williams stands by her story, saying Meta’s trying to discredit her because she’s exposing uncomfortable truths about their culture and decisions.
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