On April 9 at U.S. Senate hearings, ex-Meta Global Public Policy Director Sarah Winn-Williams alleged the company's collaboration with Chinese authorities to expand its China-based business worth $18 billion. She asserts that Meta transferred user data including Americans' and developed censorship tools in a 'close alliance' with the Chinese Communist Party. Winn-Williams cited blocking dissident Go Wengyu’s account as an example of conceding to China's demands.
Meta called these accusations unrealistic, stating it does not operate in China though it earns revenue from local advertisers. A company representative Ryan Daniels emphasized: 'Meta does not operate in China though it earns revenue from local advertisers.' Republican Senator Josh Hawley accused Meta of trying to financially bankrupt Winn-Williams.