Why Facebook and Instagram may be inaccessible this summer

Published on 07/10/2022 at 16:14Reading Time: 2 Minutes

YouA decision by the Irish Data Protection Commission could end Meta’s data transfer between the United States and Europe.

according political mediaThe institution, which is responsible for regulating the company whose European activities are grouped in Ireland, has decided to block meta data transfer between Europe and the United States.

In accordance with the documents consulted by our partners and confirmed by the Irish Commission, the document has been forwarded to all its local counterparts for consultation. He will have a month to comment before the ban takes effect.

For Meta, these transfers between Europe and the United States are important. Last February, Facebook threatened to cut its service in the European Union if such rules were implemented.

“This interim decision, which is subject to review by the European data protection authorities, relates to a conflict between European law and US law that is in the process of being resolved. We seek a new legal framework between the United States and the European Union. We welcome the establishment agreement that will allow data transfer across borders,” Meta told Politico.

In its response, the company refers to the conversation between the two parties. Currently, the United States and Europe are discussing an agreement allowing companies like Meta to transfer data between the two continents. But the talks are still far from reaching their goals.

In the absence of a negotiated legal framework, META could find itself without any solution to continue operating in the EU, at least temporarily.

“We hope this legal framework will allow us to keep families, communities and economies connected”, concludes the company, which therefore does not completely close the door to the temporary or permanent, disappearance of its services in Europe. ,