Facebook Hires Ex-Deputy Premier Clegg to Lead Lobbying Push
- Most senior European politician lured to Silicon Valley
- Tech giant has suffered series of blows to its reputation
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Facebook Inc. hired Nick Clegg, Britain’s former deputy prime minister, to run its lobbying efforts, as governments around the world debate how best to regulate the social media giant.
As leader of the Liberal Democrats, Clegg was at the heart of the British government from 2010 to 2015. He’s also a former member of the European Parliament who knows his way around the institutions of the European Union.