

agreement for a new legal framework that will allow the continued transfer of data across borders, and we expect this framework will allow us and others to keep families, communities and economies connected.”īrussels Latest news, analysis and comment from POLITICO’s editors and guest writers in Europe. law which is in the process of being resolved. data deal is in place, Meta and thousands of other companies would be able to use that agreement - not SCCs - to move people’s information across the Atlantic in a legal way.Ī Meta spokesperson said “this issue relates to a conflict of EU and U.S. Negotiators plan to complete a new deal within the first quarter of 2023.

officials critical months to agree a new transatlantic data pact to replace the now-defunct Privacy Shield. Meta could also still appeal a finalized Irish decision, which would again delay the need to trigger a Facebook and Instagram blackout in Europe. The Irish regulator is required to feed other European regulators' comments, including Norway’s, into its decision, and may have to a trigger formal dispute resolution mechanism if it can't resolve the objections, which would delay the process by at least another month. Meta has repeatedly said that a decision blocking its transfers would force it to shutter its Facebook and Instagram offerings in Europe, but a final decision is months away.
