Facebook Loses Court Fight Over Halting European Union - US Data Transfers DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) — Facebook lost a legal battle Friday with Ireland’s data privacy watchdog over a European Union privacy decision that could result in the social network being forced to stop transferring data to the U.S.The Irish High Court rejected Facebook’s bid to block a draft decision by the country’s Data Protection Commission to inquire into, and order the suspension of, the company’s data flows between the European Union and the U.S… 8 hours ago|United States Independent.ieR Facebook loses High Court action against DPC order that aims to stop data transfers from EU to US