Nine WTF Moments Meta Does Not Want You Know About

Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former United Nations diplomat who joined Facebook in 2011, just authored Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost IdealismIdealism. Meta sued to block it, preventing her from promoting the book. Result? Careless People quickly became the number one nonfiction bestseller on the NY Times and Amazon lists.

Wynn-Williams worked for seven stressful years for the company, witnessing its most pivotal and controversial moments. Her book, released the previous week by Flatiron Books, chronicles her journey from Idealism to disillusionment with Facebook's global role. Meta has fiercely opposed the memoir, launching arbitration proceedings that now bar Wynn-Williams from promoting it. Appalled by Meta's response, Flatiron Books defended the memoir's thorough vetting process, noting the arbitrator's ruling sidestepped its substantive claims.

Wynn-Williams' insider account spares no detail, offering shocking revelations about Facebook's top brass—Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, and Joel Kaplan—based on her travels with them to meet world leaders and shape company policy.

The truth is that this case is not pretty.

#! Zuckerberg Wants a Peace Rally or a Riot

Among the wildest claims, she recounts Zuckerberg requesting a "peace rally" or "riot" during a three-week Asia trip, possibly to test Facebook's offline influence. This left her to arrange a "gentle mobbing" despite her confusion.

There will be no meetings before noon.

She also reveals Zuckerberg's strict no-meetings-before-noon policy, which nearly scuttled a Colombian president's visit and forced a UN address rescheduling, underscoring his apparent disregard for even the United Nations' stature.

#3: Zuckerberg Believes "A Controlled Structure" Will Protect His Sperm from Zika.

During a Peru APEC conference, Meta built Zuckerberg a special "controlled structure" to shield him from Zika, dubbed "operation perfect sperm" by Wynn-Williams, reflecting extreme measures to protect his fertility plans.

#4 Xi Jinping Employs a Wall of Soldiers to Shield Himself from Zuckerberg

His "desperate" pursuit of Chinese President Xi Jinping included a staged Seattle handshake in 2015—sparking a diplomatic flap—and a failed "spontaneous encounter" attempt at APEC in 2016, thwarted by Xi's military entourage.

#5 Sheryl Sandberg wants Facebook to be Organ Donor Central.

Sheryl Sandberg emerges with her own eyebrow-raising moments. After a casual chat with a transplant surgeon friend, she pushes organ donation as Facebook's first global government initiative, only to bristle at logistical realities with an indignant hypothetical about flying to Mexico for a kidney.

#6 Asiana Publicity Stunt by Sandberg

Sandberg's 2013 claim of nearly boarding a crashed Asiana flight baffled Wynn-Williams, who insists Sandberg always flew United and never considered Asiana, hinting at a publicity stunt as Sandberg briefed reporters herself. Wynn-Williams also suggests Zuckerberg and Sandberg's high Facebook engagement might stem from algorithmic "gaming," a suspicion raised by an assistant's evasive "you don't want to know" response.

#7: Joel Kaplan Needs Geography Lessons, and #8: Sexual Harassment Counseling.

Joel Kaplan, now Chief Global Affairs Officer, fares worse: Wynn-Williams portrays him as geographically clueless—shocked to learn Taiwan is an island—and indifferent to Myanmar's 2010s crisis, slow-rolling her efforts to hire a content moderation expert despite escalating hate speech tied to genocide. She further accuses Kaplan of harassment, alleging he probed her post-childbirth bleeding during maternity leave calls and later criticized her responsiveness in an unofficial review upon her return, leading to an investigation that swiftly turned against her and ended in her firing.

Meta disputes these allegations, dismissing the book as outdated, previously reported, or fabricated and tying Wynn-Williams's (2017) termination to poor performance and toxic behavior, not retaliation. Her claims, from Zuckerberg's quirky demands to Kaplan's alleged callousness, paint a damning picture of a company prioritizing power and profit over ethics—a narrative Meta is scrambling to suppress, making Careless People a contentious and very popular window into Silicon Valley's underbelly.

#9 Sandberg, In Pajamas, Orders Sarah to "Come to bed!" on a Private Learjet

The Sandberg Learjet incident has a backdrop of Sandberg having Sadie, her apparent lover, buy $13,000 worth of lingerie for the two and inviting her over to model the purchases.

The Sandberg Plane Incident revolves around a tense power dynamic during a 12-hour flight from Davos to California. Sheryl Sandberg suggests that the narrator (Sarah) and Sadie adjust to California time by sleeping, retreating to a private room with a large bed—her "domain." Sarah and Sadie, however, continue working on emails drafted under Sheryl’s identity, declining her advice. This defiance upsets Sheryl, who later reemerges in pajamas, insisting Sarah rest, escalating the situation with a direct order: “Come to bed, Sarah.” Sarah, heavily pregnant and exhausted, resists, feeling trapped and unsupported by others on the plane.

The narrative becomes disjointed as Sarah’s discomfort grows—possibly exacerbated by pregnancy, fatigue, or a medical issue—leading to a surreal moment of panic where she feels invisible and sees "white." Sheryl and Sadie’s interactions hint at a closer bond, leaving Sarah isolated. A flight attendant intervenes after Sarah’s distress becomes evident (loud snoring is mentioned), while Sadie expresses gratitude for Davos and her connection with Sheryl, contrasting with Sarah’s alienation.

Back in California, amid rain and a strained atmosphere, Sheryl distances herself from Sarah, who confides in her boss Elliot and colleague Debbie about the incident. Elliot advises discretion, and Debbie downplays it as common overwork. Sheryl ultimately ignores Sarah, who is left questioning her role and future weeks from giving birth, caught in a web of professional and personal tension. The "power shift" seems to underscore Sheryl’s authority clashing with Sarah’s resistance, straining their dynamic.

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