We ultimately opted not to go through with the ideas we'd explored, which Mark Zuckerberg announced in 2019." Wynn-Williams' book is but the latest entry in the Facebook whistleblower canon, a genre that also includes the series of allegations brought forward by former staffer Frances Haugen as part of the Wall Street Journal 's Facebook Files series in 2021. At the time, both political parties were keen to beat up on Big Tech, and Facebook executives were repeatedly dragged to Capitol Hill to answer for Haugen's claims that Facebook's algorithm was, among other things, harming teen girls. But Wynn-Williams book comes out a radically different time for the company now known as Meta. It is enjoying a cozier relationship with Republicans, while its executives have terminated programs designed to create a more hospitable working environment for women and underrepresented groups. Zuckerberg himself has called for more "masculine energy" in the workplace. This story has been updated.