Hawley Investigates Meta’s Treatment of Whistleblower Who Alleged China Ties
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Hawley Investigates Meta’s Treatment of Whistleblower Who Alleged China Ties
Virginia Grace McKinnon
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is calling out Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly mistreating a whistleblower through lawfare.
Sarah Wynn-Williams, Meta’s former global head of public policy, testified before Congress that the company worked “hand in glove” with the Chinese Communist Party. Now, Congress is investigating and demanding answers.
“Meta’s efforts to destroy Ms. Wynn-Williams with lawfare are a matter of grave public concern,” Hawley wrote in a letter to Zuckerberg.
Hawley, chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, heard Wynn-Williams’ testimony last year when she appeared before his subcommittee. More than a year later, she is still being silenced. Hawley is demanding information from Meta and Zuckerberg to further investigate the company’s alleged lawfare.
“Ms. Wynn-Williams raised serious questions about Meta’s dealings with the Chinese government, the harms Meta’s platforms pose to users, and Meta’s representations to Congress,” Hawley wrote, referring to last year’s hearing.
“She testified that Meta worked hand in glove with the Chinese Communist Party to construct and test custom-built censorship tools to silence........
