Sen. Hawley demands Zuckerberg testify over Meta whistleblower's China claims: 'Sold out our countrys security'

Sen.Josh Hawley asked Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to testify before Congress in response to whistleblower allegations that he “sold out our country’s security for China profits.”The request from Hawley (R-Mo.) followed bombshell testimony from Sarah Wynn-Williams – a former Facebook policy executive who said Wednesday she witnessed Zuckerberg and other top brass lie to Congress and “repeatedly undermine US national security and betray American values” in a failed effort to appease Beijing and gain access to the Chinese market.“The public deserves to hear your response to these serious allegations, particularly since they pertain to American national security,” Hawley said in a letter addressed to Zuckerberg.Hawley said his Senate Judiciary’s subcommittee wanted Zuckerberg to testify under oath at a second hearing about Wynn-Williams’ allegations and said his office would work with Meta to “find a suitable time and date” for the appearance.Meta did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment on Hawley’s letter.Meta’s attempts to enter China ultimately failed and Zuckerberg abandoned plans to offer Facebook and Instagram in 2019 – but the company still earns $18 billion per year through ad sales to Chinese firms.Wynn-Williams’ testimony was peppered with explosive claims about Meta’s alleged efforts to gain access to China as part of a top-secret internal initiative called “Project Aldrin.” She also detailed her six-year stint at Meta from 2011 to 2017 in the scathing memoir “Careless People.”The whistleblower alleged that Meta brass provided briefings to the Chinese Communist Party on sensitive technology, including artificial intelligence, with an “explicit goal being to help China outcompete American companies.” Wynn-Williams said Meta saw the briefings as part of a “value proposition” to convince China to allow its products.

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