Facebook threatens to quit EU after spat with Irish regulator

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Facebook has threatened to halt operations in Europe, after Ireland's data regulator told it to stop sending citizens' data to the USA

Facebook has threatened to cease operations across the European Union if a new ruling by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), regarding its data transfer mechanism, is not blocked. In an ...

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