Facebook to set up Barcelona global hub to fight fake news

Facebook has chosen Barcelona as its global hub to tackle fake news. The social media company will set up its new offices in the Torre Glòries (formerly known as Torre Agbar), one of the city’s most emblematic skyscrapers. According to Spanish newspapers, some 500 people will be working to monitor content shared by more than 2 billion users worldwide.

Facebook reached an agreement with the European firm Competence Call Center over the renting of 9,000 square meters spanning eight floors, as announced by the real estate company Engel & Völkers on April 26.

Torre Glòries, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, was the crown jewel of Barcelona’s candidacy to host the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in its relocation following Brexit. Yet the Catalan capital was eliminated in the first round, and Amsterdam became the chosen city.