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The BBC is reporting that a Meta whistleblower told US senators on Wednesday that the company undermined national security in order to build a US$18 billion business in China.
At a congressional hearing, Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former global public policy director at Facebook, said she watched as executives decided to provide the Chinese Communist Party with access to the data of Meta users, including that of Americans.
Meta has disputed Ms Wynn-Williams’s statements. Meta spokesman Ryan Daniels said “Sarah Wynn-Williams’ testimony is divorced from reality and riddled with false claims.”
Mr Daniels said chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has been public about the company’s interest in offering its services in China. But added, that the fact is Meta does not operate its services in China today.
Meta does, however, generate advertising revenue from advertisers based in China.
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