Meta Wins Lawsuit To Stop Promotion Of "Careless People" Controversial Book

The book Careless People is described by The New York Times as a "bad and detailed portrait" of Meta (photo: x @MccarronBob)

JAKARTA - Meta Platforms managed to win an emergency arbitration ruling that temporarily suspended the promotion of the book "Careless People". It was a controversial book written by Meta's former global public policy director, Sarah total-Williams.

In a ruling issued on Wednesday 12 March 2025, the American Association of Arbitrations (AAA) stated that Meta would suffer "direct and irreparable losses" if the promotion of the book was not stopped immediately.

An emergency Arbiter, Nicholas Gowen, ruled that behind-Williams should stop promoting the book and, as far as it can, stop further publication. However, the ruling does not require the book publisher, Macmillan, to take any action.

Meta filed an arbitration application under a termination agreement signed byten-Williams while leaving the company. However, Macmillan rejected his ties to the agreement, arguing that they were not part of the contract between Meta and spread-Williams.

Book Contains Slander

The book Careless People is described by The New York Times as a "bad and detailed portrait" of Meta and its executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, former COO Sheryl Sandberg, and Head of Global Affairs, Joel Kaplan.

Meta spokesperson Andy Stone, in a post in Threads, stated that this ruling confirms that the bookition-Williams contains lies and defamation, and should not be published.

Neither Sarah baik-Williams nor Macmillan have yet to provide a response to requests for comment from the media regarding this ruling.