like it or loathe it, it is bigger and more controversial than ever. facebook closes in on 2 billion users but can it see off the controversy. also france and youth unemployment. also in the programme, china s answer to boeing prepares for its maiden flight. we start with facebook, because despite the ongoing controversy over everything from fake news to extremist and violent content, the social networkjust keeps getting bigger and more profitable. facebook has been warning for some time it can t keep growing at this rate but the latest results show no sign of a slowdown yet. take a look at these numbers. facebook made profits ofjust over $3 billion in the first three months of this year. that s a jump of more than 76% on the same period last year and more than investors were expecting. facebook is creeping ever closer to two billion users 1.91; billion people are now actively using the social media platform every month, up 17% on this time last year. but in recent months t