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Title: A former Facebook lobbyist is now in charge of the EU's Facebook regulator Post by: HCK on September 21, 2025, 04:05:04 pm A former Facebook lobbyist is now in charge of the EU's Facebook regulator
<p>A former lobbyist for Meta is now in charge of the EU's chief regulator for big tech firms, <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/09/17/ex-tech-lobbyist-named-to-data-protection-commission/">according to reporting by The Irish Times[/url]. Niamh Sweeney has been named commissioner of the Data Protection Commission (DPC), which is one of the largest EU data protection authorities.</p> <p>Prior to this, she worked at Meta for six years. Sweeney was director of European public policy at WhatsApp and head of Irish public policy at Facebook for many of those years. She becomes the third active commissioner of the regulatory body, joining Des Hogan and Dale Sutherland.</p> <span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>“As the responsibilities and scope of the DPC continue to grow, I am pleased that three commissioners will now lead and manage this key regulatory body," said Ireland's Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan.</p> <div id="4a6dd6f9b83849179485204787c9f3e6"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"> |