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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 app...

>> yeah. i know you're exploring -- the adl is exploring, jonathan, responses to these revelations. that could involve advertisers. how do you hold a company like facebook accountable? >> it's a get question. you know, facebook is a behemoth. their earnings yesterday, they announced 29 billion in the third quarter, alone. there's never been a tech company with this kind -- that's grown with such scale, and such sophistication in such a short amount of time. they have nearly 3 billion users but they can be held accountable. advertisers need to ask do they want to subsidize such reckless behavio...

Josh is an investor in silicon valley and a cyber sociologist who has written extensively about facebook. i asked him if he thought the company does enough to protect public safety. you make facebook and $29 billion in profitjust last year. up from 18 billion the year. up from 18 billion the year before. it is clear that they have more money to invest to make sure that they have moderators and better safety in every language in every country around the world especially when you know that facebook is investing 87% of resources around safety into just the united states despite four thirds quarte...

They have made a series of choices to prioritise profits over people. what do you think regulators can do to persuade those big tech companies to behave differently? there's no company in the world that has as much power as facebook and as little transparency. in a statement, facebook said... a whistle—blower and a campaigner with one aim — to make social media a safer place. angus crawford, bbc news. josh conn steyn is a cyber sociologist who has written extensively about facebook anti— spoke to us about whether he thought facebook does enough to protect public safety. facebook and 29 b...

A whistle—blower and a campaigner with one aim — to make social media a safer place. angus crawford, bbc news. joshis josh is an investor in silicon valley and a cyber sociologist who has written extensively about facebook. thank you for joining us. let me ask at this festival. do you think facebook does enough? wejust festival. do you think facebook does enough? we just got the figures $13 billion spent on safety and security in five years. it safety and security in five ears. h, , safety and security in five ears. , ~ safety and security in five ears. . years. it sounds like so much mone...