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Meta Lobbyist Turned Regulator Says Europe’s Big Tech Rules Have Gone Too Far

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Finnish politician Aura Salla is a Member of the European Parliament .

Before she was elected, she was a high-ranking lobbyist for Meta .

Salla has been quick to establish herself as skeptical of what she calls Brussels ’ “regulation tsunami” Critics worry she will become Big Tech’s voice inside Parliament .

Salla 's critics are troubled by the way her arguments overlap with Meta ’s.

Salla maintains that her time at Meta did not change her views.

“She has an agenda which is very, very close to her former employer,” says a researcher.