Oct
19
Facebook hires former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to lead lobbying push
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Facebook has hired Nick Clegg, Britain’s former deputy prime minister, to run its global lobbying efforts, as governments around the world debate how best to regulate the social media giant.
As leader of the Liberal Democrats, Clegg was at the heart of the British government from 2010 to 2015. He’s also a former member of the European Parliament who knows his way around the institutions of the European Union.
Clegg’s hire comes as Facebook is under fire from regulators, politicians and authorities around the world on issues ranging from user privacy breaches to the proliferation of fake news and hate speech on its platforms. He speaks French, Dutch and German.
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