Canadian Officials: Tech Giant and Facebook Spokesperson

canadian officials: Court documents reviewed by The Guardian and Computer Weekly show that Sandberg told EU and Canadian officials that if she did not receive assurances from them, the tech giant would consider other options for future investment and growth, according to The Guardian. Although Canada gave her their written assurance later that same day, a Facebook spokesperson denied that anyone was threatened. Getty Images Facebook is denying that it threatened to pull investments from Europe and Canada if demands from COO Sheryl Sandberg were not met as a new trove of leaked documents provides a window into the tech giant's extensive lobbying strategies. This is not a threat, Facebook told Business Insider. This is not a threat to withhold investment, but part of our duty to protect people's data. Before we commit to opening a data center anywhere in the world, we want to make sure we fully understand the country's laws and privacy protections. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.