Facebook fears ruling may force it to pull social media platforms from EU

Court filings show tech giant doesnt believe it can convince Data Protection Commission to overturn preliminary ruling that bans transfer of data from EU to US

Facebook fears that a ruling by the Data Protection Commission could force it to pull its social media platforms from Europe, High Court filings show.

The social media giant said it does not believe it can convince the watchdog to overturn a preliminary ruling banning the transfer of personal data from EU citizens to servers in the US which relates to concerns about American intelligence agencies.

The company, led by Dragons' Den investor Ramona Nicholas and her husband, is being sued for alleged over-claiming of fees

The telecoms tycoon is suing the PR firm and a number of its executives over a dossier that he alleges it compiled on him

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