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Whistleblower tells Congress Facebook worked with China on censorship and data access


Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former director at Meta, delivered a searing testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, accusing the tech giant of compromising American values and...

Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former director at Meta, delivered a searing testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, accusing the tech giant of compromising American values and national security to expand its business in China. She alleged that Meta – formerly Facebook – collaborated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to develop censorship tools and facilitate access to user data, including information on Americans. When asked about this during a previous Senate hearing, Meta's then-general counsel Colin Stretch stated that company policies led to the decision – a statement Wynn-Williams called a lie.

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