Facebook to Hire 800 New Workers in London

New jobs to be created primarily in engineering roles
Expansion comes amid scrutiny over Russian impact on election

A laptop computer with the Facebook logo is seen on display at the offices of Facebook Inc.'s European headquarters at Hanover Quay in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday, March 14, 2013. Irelandâs renewed competiveness makes it a beacon for the U.S. companies such as EBay, Google Inc. and Facebook Inc., which have expanded their operations in the country over the past two years.Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

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By Giles Turner

December 4, 2017 at 12:01 AM UTC

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Facebook Inc. is to hire 800 new staff in London, expanding its U.K. headquarters despite coming under increasing scrutiny from the country’s lawmakers.

The new hires -- predominately in engineering roles and to be recruited over the next year -- will bring the number of staff working for Facebook in the U.K. to 2,300. The social media company will also offer space in its new office to U.K.-based startups as part of an accelerator program, the company said Monday.