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Monday, April 21, 2025

Facebook Whistleblower: Meta Attempted to Expand to China by Creating a Censorship Tool - Tech Times

Over the past years, former employees of Meta have revealed in-depth information about the company's operations. Now, a new whistleblower has a lot to say about the company, including its plans to return to the Chinese market.

The former Facebook global policy director, Sarah Wynn-Williams, is the latest whistleblower who wants to share more information about Meta, including its plans to appease China.

In particular, plans of creating a special censorship tool meant for their operations China have been revealed.

Whistleblower: Facebook Created a Censorship Tool for China

The Washington Post shared a new report about Wynn-Williams' complaint against Meta that was filed last April with the SEC, and this included details on how the company once planned to return to China by creating a special censorship tool.

Meta's Facebook has been blocked in the country since 2009, and the company seems to have made an effort to be allowed to operate again over the years.

The former Facebook global policy director, sacked by the company in 2017, alleged that Facebook created a version of the platform that complies with China's content laws called "Project Aldrin" back in 2014.

Wynn-Williams also revealed that the company was in talks with Chinese officials regarding their plans to partner with a local private-equity firm to review the posts and hire moderators to help monitor content.

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