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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 i'm 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 misinformation ahead of the 2020 election but turned off those safeguards right after the election. you kno...

I'm 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 reducing profit? >> facebook changed those safety defaults in the run up to the election because they kne...

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 that's deeply problematic. >> and the fact that you had this 2019 study before facebook banned qanon that showed in two days, facebook would be recommending that when you go on, you join groups dedicated to qanon,...

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 that's deeply problematic. >> jacob ward, her allegations seem so incriminating in terms of what facebook knew. they knew how bad it was, so they suppressed it, and then out of a hunger for profits, they surged it again. no one's denied that s...

Whistle-blower frances haugen told congress in interest of making more money, facebook'sed 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 facebook's vice president for global affairs, nick clegg. mr. clegg, welcome to "meet the press," sir. >> mornin...