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Fully of the product. so i would say simplicity is, according to the employees i have spoken to, may be the biggest thing they could do. >> jeff horowitz, thank you very much for joining us tonight. the pulitzer prize is in the mail im sure. thank you very much for your reporting. we really appreciate it. thank you. >> thank you, lawrence. and senator amy klobuchar questioned frances haugen in a senate hearing three weeks ago. >> you said that facebook implemented safeguards to reduce misinfor...

Im sure. thank you very much for your reporting, we appreciate it. >> thank you, lawrence. >> and amy klobuchar, she questioned frances -- in a senate meeting three weeks ago. >> he said facebook implemented safeguards to reduce misinformation ahead of the 2020 election, but turned off those safeguards right after the election. you know that the insurrection occurred january 6th, do you think facebook turned off the safeguards because they were costing the company money, or because it was reduci...

Congressional testimony. here she is. >> facebook changed those safety defaults in the runup to the election because they knew they were dangerous and because they wanted to growth back, they wanted the acceleration on the platform back after the election, they returned to their original defaults. and the fact they had to break the glass on january 6 th and turn them back on, i think thats deeply problematic. >> and the fact that you had this 2019 study before facebook banned qanon that showed i...

And facebook changed those safety defaults in the run-up to the election because they knew they were dangerous and because they wanted that growth back, they wanted the acceleration on the platform back after the election, they returned to their original defaults. and the fact that they had to break the glass on january 6th and turn them back on, i think thats deeply problematic. >> jacob ward, her allegations seem so incriminating in terms of what facebook knew. they knew how bad it was, so the...

Whistle-blower frances haugen told congress in interest of making more money, facebooksed some security safeguards just after the election and it ended up helping to inside the january 6th capitol riot. >> facebook changed those safety defaults in the run-up to the election because they knew they were dangerous and because they wanted that growth back, they wanted the acceleration of the platform back after the election, they returned to their original defaults. joining me now is facebooks vic...

Of the 2020 election, but turned off those safeguards right after the election. and you know that the insurrection occurred january 6. do you think that facebook turned off the safeguards because they were costing the company money, because it was reducing profits? >> facebook changed those safety defaults in the run up to the election because they knew they were dangerous. and because they wanted that growth back, they wanted the acceleration of the platform back after the election. they return...

Off those safeguards right after the election. and you know that the insurrection occurred january 6th. do you think that facebook turned off the safeguards because they were costing the company money, because it was reducing profits? >> facebook changed those safety defaults in the run-up to the election because they knew they were dangerous and because they wanted that growth back, they wanted the acceleration of the platform back after the election, they returned to their original defaults. a...

Those safeguards right after the election, and you know the insurrection occurred january 6. do you think facebook turned off the safeguards because they were costing the company money, because it was reducing profits? >> facebook changed those safety defaults in the run-up to the election because they knew they were dangerous. and because they want that growth back, they wanted the acceleration of the platform back after the election, they returned to their original defaults. and the fact they ...

Authorities to understand what the risks were. and to put safety measures in place that -- that started before the election, well before the election, and continued through march. that was work that i am very proud to have been a part of. ive -- ive, frankly, never seen, you know, such an effort to prepare for an election. >> now, those safety measures were aimed at limiting the spread of falsehoods, misinformation, and incitement. and as you heard ms. haugen say on the program last night, they ...

Today when a whistleblower who used to work at facebook in the companys civic integrity division spoke with the consumer protection subcommittee in the senate about the biggest political moment weve had in this country since the election, the insurrection on january 6th and the role facebook played in it. >> on "60 minutes" you said that facebook implemented safeguards to reduce information ahead of the 2020 election but turned off those safeguards right after the election. and you know that the...