Inside the ugly world of Facebook

Sarah Wynn-Williams , a former diplomat from New Zealand , has penned a scathing new book about Facebook.

She served as a top adviser to Mark Zuckerberg and the Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg .

The book, Careless People , debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list.

Facebook's parent company has filed a court order attempting to halt its publication.

In March , it filed an order to halt the book's publication and ban it from promoting it.

Sarah Wynn-Williams describes behaviour far worse than mere women-can-have-it-all hypocrisy.

Sheryl Sandberg personally advises her to hire a nanny who will allow her to work longer hours .

Sandberg has yet to comment on the book’s allegations, but Meta described the book as full of “false accusations about our executives”.

Though many of the book’s revelations are shocking, Wynn-Williams also shrewdly highlights the absurdity involved with placating extraordinarily wealthy people who are both demanding and self-centred.

Yet her narrative is also full of contradictions, both minor and major.