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Facebook is recruiting a global team of regional policy and legislative advisors
Last reviewed: 30.06.2025
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Social network Facebook is recruiting a global team of advisers on regional policy, legislation, economics and culture to promptly respond to requests from regulators and promote the company in markets with distinct specifics, the company reports.
Facebook is looking for government relations directors, who will also handle communications with users and the press, in India, the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Australia and New Zealand, Washington, D.C., as well as in the Middle East, Scandinavia, and Central and Eastern Europe. There are currently 13 such positions listed on the site.
The main functions of the specialists will include developing a public policy strategy for Facebook in the region and recruiting a team to implement it, monitoring the political situation and changes in legislation, negotiations with government and non-profit organizations, and responding to requests from market regulators. The priority is tracking aspects of personal data protection, Internet security, intellectual property, etc.
In addition, specialists will advise the company's management and developers at Facebook's headquarters in Palo Alto on local politics, economics and culture, and communicate with local media and audiences.
The main criteria for Facebook applicants are excellent command of both English and the language of the intended region of work; for some positions, a minimum of ten years of experience in political communications, the ability to communicate with politicians and the media, higher education, and an understanding of regional specifics.
According to SocialBakers, about three-quarters of Facebook users live outside the United States.
"This is the right investment for us as we look to build more effective relationships with regulators and policymakers both in Europe and around the world," Facebook spokesperson Debbie Frost told the Mercury News.
A key issue for Facebook is how governments around the world legislate how they disclose personal data online and ensure user security. According to Facebook privacy adviser Ed Palmieri, it is difficult to even guess what the expectations of more than 600 million users in this area will be.
A leak of personal data turned out to be one of the biggest incidents of 2010 for the social network Facebook. More than 20 companies through applications for this social network received personal data of its users without their knowledge and transferred it for an additional fee to at least 25 advertising agencies. In addition, according to Symantec, as of April 2011, almost 100 thousand popular games and applications of the world's largest social network Facebook unintentionally disclosed personal data of users to third parties. The social network responded to the claims and introduced a number of functions to protect users and prevent leaks in the future.
Facebook's competitor in the Internet market, Google, created a similar team of regional policy specialists back in 2006. Former employees of the company say that the advantage of having such specialists is that they can detect local problems before they become global. Thus, the Google Talk service was modified for the European market, taking into account stricter legislation - it now has a function that allows you not to save conversations.
At the same time, Google did not escape sanctions due to violation of personal data privacy - Google Street View and Buzz services were accused of this. For illegal collection of personal data of users for Street View, French state bodies fined Google 100 thousand euros. Due to claims against Buzz, in March of this year, Google signed an agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), according to which the corporation undertakes to implement a comprehensive program to protect the privacy of users and undergo regular audits in the field of privacy.