Facebook can say that 2018 was an extremely bad year, with many scandals that seriously affected people's trust in the company, but the Americans want to solve the problems they have. In this idea, they hired the former British deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, he will be the vice president who will lead the "global affairs" division within Facebook, that is, he will try to take advantage of his diplomatic experience to avoid further fines .
Facebook hired a diplomat because it is starting to be investigated by the authorities of various countries for the constant security breaches that have been discovered, and the former British deputy prime minister brings a "new breath" to the company. Using his experience and contacts, he can help the governments of various countries to better collaborate with Facebook to solve problems, do investigations, and think twice before starting serious investigations.
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Facebook started talking to the former British deputy prime minister in the summer, shortly after it was involved in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, so the whole move was thought out very well by the Americans. It is quite clear that Clegg's role within Facebook is to be an ambassador in the true sense of the word, the company needing a true diplomat to avoid the emergence of laws that would further control its activity.
"Facebook has hired former British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg as VP of global affairs and communications. Clegg replaces Elliot Schrage, who announced his departure as head of communications and global policy in June after about 10 years at the company. Clegg will report to Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg. Clegg starts his job on Monday. He will work from London for the first few months and move with his family to California early next year."
Facebook is the first company that owns a social network and hires a former deputy prime minister to make sure that the current problems do not become much bigger in the future, but we should expect this from other companies as well. It is not excluded that Apple, Microsoft, Google, or Twitter will choose to do exactly what Facebook is doing at the moment, but everything depends on how big the legal problems these companies will have.