and polarizes it doesn t matter if you re in the left or the right. it pushes you to the extremes. in a fans hate. anger and he is the easiest way to grow on facebook. we could have a safer platform, it could work for everyone in the world, but it will cost little bits of growth. and it s a company that lionizes growth. nbc news reporting zuckerberg responding to the reports on a phone call during which he announced, the company s near record revenue, and quarterly profits of wait for, 9.2 billion dollars. good save criticism helps us get better. but my view is that what we are seeing, is a coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents, to paint a picture of our company. veteran tech journalist is standing by and she will join us in a moment, with her thoughts on all of this. meanwhile joe biden was on the road again today, in new jersey,
important contribution to understanding this incredibly important problem that we ve ever had. reporter: clearly frances haugen whistleblower is hitting a nerve. she has the attention of lawmakers on both sides of the atlantic. of course, the question now is what will politicians do, will they vote to regulate facebook? christine, laura. donie, thank you. facebook reminded investors it is a money making machine. it posted a profit of $9.2 billion in the third quarter and $29 billion in revenue despite scrutiny over its data and privacy. the number of people using facebook s family of apps, that s facebook, what s app, instagram, that grew 12% year over year. nearly 3.6 billion people. the business has chugged along despite outcry from regulators and the public. it s now closed up over 1% monday. it s 20% higher so far this year. but important perspective here. you can see the shares are down 15% from the high earlier this
make facebook seen as partisan. zuckerberg is now hitting back. he claims the documents we have been talking about is being selectively leaked as part of a coordinated effort against facebook. his terms. you can see the giant reported near record revenue and quarterly profit of $9.2 billion yesterday. do not take into account of any losses into the company. facebook continues to move forward despite everything we know inside. $9.2 billion in profits. zuckerberg talking about a bigger focus for facebook on young people. it s known fof an older audience. he wants to use his sbins gram
today she testified in front of the u.k. parliament about her former employer. engagement based ranking prioritizes polarizing extreme device of content. it doesn t matter if you re on the left or the right, it pushes you to the extremes and it fans hate, right, anger and hate is the easiest way to grow on facebook. we could have a safer platform and it could work for everyone in the world, but it will cost little bits of growth, and it s a company that lionizes growth. nbc reporting zuckerberg responded to the reports on a phone call during which he announced the company s near record revenue and quarterly profits of, wait for it, $9.2 billion. good faith criticism helps us get better, but my view is that what we are seeing is a coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents to paint a false picture of our company.
being selectively leaked as part of a coordinated effort against facebook and in the midst of that controversy, the social media giants reported near record revenue and quarterly profits of $9.2 billion yesterday. those numbers, however, do not take into account any financial losses from the recent investigations into the company. still ahead, the fda could authorize a covid-19 vaccine for young children, but how many parents will be on board? and coming up later in the show, i ll be joined by white house press secretary jen psaki. but before we go to break, a personal note. i m honored to officially be the new host of way too early following in the footsteps of willie and amon and yasmin. we ll have fun when we can. we ll give you the insight, analysis, and interviews you need to start your day and probably the occasional red sox joke. it may be way too early for this, but we ll give our best