[13] On November 5, 2017, Dale Dougherty, the CEO of Maker Media, publisher of Make magazine, doubted Wu's authenticity in a since deleted tweet: "I am questioning who she really is.

"[2] On November 6, 2017, Dougherty publicly apologized to Wu for "my recent tweets questioning your identity," saying they represented a failure to live up to the inclusivity Make magazine should value.

[23] In 2013, the Post-Polio Health International (PHI) organizations estimated that there were only six to eight iron lung users in the United States; as of 2017, its executive director knew of none.

Press reports then emerged, however, of at least three (perhaps the last three) users of such devices,[24] sparking interest among those in the makerspace community such as Wu[25] (who had never heard of iron lungs before)[26] in the remanufacture of the obsolete components, particularly the gaskets,[27] and prompting discussion of the regulatory and legal issues involved.

She states that she has actively been involved in getting multiple 3D printer companies to comply with the GNU General Public License (GPL) when modifying similarly-licensed software for their products.

[31] In August 2021, she agreed to test the GPL compliance of mobile phone manufacturer Umidigi, which had set up barriers to obtaining their modified Android source code.

[35] Wu's activity on social media has significantly reduced since June 2023, reportedly after receiving a police visit due to her public criticisms of Signal and Chinese keyboard apps.