[stevesimmons]

In October last year, Facebook hired Nick Clegg, former UK Deputy Prime Minister and well-known Europhile, as head of Global Affairs and Communications.

So that's your years of relationship building, acquired in one go.

[ionised]

Nick Clegg isn't exactly well thought of. They goofed hiring him, which is great because the more Facebook fucks up the better the world becomes.

[ulfw]

And let's be honest, being a British politician isn't super helpful in Post-Brexit EU either