New Zealand-born former diplomat Wynn-Williams knew she wanted to make a difference in the world, and when she saw how much potential positive influence Facebook had in its early days, she was determined to be part of it.

At first things went swimmingly, calling on old contacts to facilitate meetings with world leaders and policymakers to make sure Facebook remained a good global citizen. But Facebook started getting in trouble, not moderating, even favouring hateful content.

This memoir about her time with the company tells a story about monsters. Powerful public figures playing God with the global body politic in the name of profit, fully aware of the harm.

Some of the stories included are: the board games with Mark Zuckerberg on private jets to and from international political events, where he accuses her of cheating because she wins; Facebook 2IC Sheryl Sandberg virtually ordering Wynn-Williams to go to bed with her, turning dark, after she refuses. There’s an expectation she’s always available for work while in hospital to give birth. She becomes constantly terrified of being summarily fired and unable to support her family. There are the bro codes, the devoted, cult-like groupthink and the damage the ‘move fast and break things’ mentality can cause in society.

Emergency arbitration ruling Meta (owner of Facebook) filed with the American Arbitration Association banned her or her publisher from promoting the book.

Of course, there are two sides to every story. You be the judge.

Reviewed by Drew Turney