Facebook fights Ireland's Data Protection Commission

The order could also put in doubt data transfers by other tech firms. Picture: Pexels

Facebook is seeking to derail proposals by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) that would curb transfers of vast amounts of commercial data across the Atlantic.

The social network giant said it sought a judicial review of the Commission’s preliminary decision that the company may have to halt trans-Atlantic data transfers using the most commonly used EU tool still available to firms.