Meta has “ absolutely no desire to withdraw from Europe “. Thus begins the post by Markus Reinisch, Vice President for Public Policy in Europe for the company of Zuckerberg after the annual report for the Securities and Exchange Commission in which “ threatened ” to withdraw Facebook and Instagram from the continent due to uncertainty in the transatlantic privacy agreement between the United States and the European Union.
Meta had already launched similar alerts in the past, at least since the second quarter of 2018, but without ever naming Facebook and Instagram specifically, hence the clamor . Now she seems to want to throw water on the fire. According to the company, in the report, an earnings statement, they were only identifying a business risk stemming from uncertainty about international data transfers, as were at least 70 other companies including ten European companies.
The company continues in practice by repeating its line. “ We want the fundamental rights of EU users to be protected and we want the internet to continue to function as intended: without friction , in compliance with applicable laws, but not confined within national borders “.
Elsewhere, the company states that “ Businesses need clear rules to secure long-term transatlantic data flows and we are closely monitoring the potential impact for the millions of people and businesses who use our services . “. In short, for Meta the rules do not go and pushes for a change .
On the other hand, the prospect of Meta's abandonment of Europe not seems to have been greeted with terror . The French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said that “ life is very beautiful without Facebook and we would live very well without Facebook “and that” The digital giants must understand that the European continent will resist and affirm its sovereignty “. Hard line then, which certainly does not announce mediation, and which we also found in your comments. We just have to wait and see how the situation will evolve
