"It goes completely against the European law because it tries to manipulate consent." European regulators also have concerns about Facebook's facial recognition practices. In Ireland, where Facebook's international headquarters are, a spokeswoman for the Data Protection Commission said regulators "have put a number of specific queries to Facebook in respect of this technology." Regulators were assessing Facebook's responses, she said. In the United States, Facebook is fighting a lawsuit brought by Illinois residents claiming the company's face recognition practices violated a state privacy law. Damages in the case, certified as a class action in April, could amount to billions of dollars. In May, an appeals court granted Facebook's request to delay the trial and review the class certification order. Nikki Sokol, associate general counsel at Facebook, said in a statement, "This lawsuit is without merit and we will defend ourselves vigorously."