A whistleblower revealed all.
During a recent Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing, Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former executive at Meta, delivered serious accusations against her previous employer. Once serving as Meta’s director of global public policy, Wynn-Williams has now stepped forward as a whistleblower, raising concerns about the company’s international dealings, particularly with China.
According to Wynn-Williams, Meta allegedly provided briefings to the Chinese government on cutting-edge U.S. technologies, including advancements in artificial intelligence. She claimed the purpose behind these briefings was to gain favor and secure business opportunities within China’s tech market, even if it meant compromising American technological advantages. The disclosures, she argued, could have directly supported China’s AI development for military use, potentially putting U.S. national security at risk.
Wynn-Williams referred to “Project Aldrin,” which she said was publicly framed as Meta’s strategy to access the Chinese market. However, she alleged that behind the scenes, the initiative involved much more than just business outreach. She stated that Meta’s internal presentations offered the Chinese Communist Party insights into U.S. tech advancements, giving them a strategic edge in a competitive global tech race.
In her testimony, she further revealed that Meta had reportedly created a censorship tool tailored to the demands of the Chinese government. Additionally, she claimed the company removed accounts linked to Chinese dissident Guo Wengui, suggesting Meta was actively cooperating with authoritarian censorship efforts in exchange for access to China’s digital economy.
