Facebook says Monday's outage was the result of a 'routine test'

referring to Mark Zuckerberg admitted that Facebook "may be close to saturated in developed countries" as the social media giant posted a 33% increase in revenue. Despite controversies including the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, the quarterly results showed Facebook continuing to grow, although Zuckerberg cautioned that revenue could slow in the future. User rates in the US and Europe remained mostly static, and the small growth came in other areas of the world. On the call, Zuckerberg framed the numbers as a sign that Facebook had remained stable and was saturated in "developed countries". In response to concerns about data privacy, the EU enacted regulations in May requiring tech companies like Facebook to better-protect user data.

Facebook says it removed a flood of hate speech, terrorist propaganda and fake accounts from its site

The company said that it catches more than 95 percent of nudity, fake accounts and graphic violence before users report it to Facebook. But for hate speech and a related category, bullying, the company catches 51.6 percent and 14.9 percent of incidents before they are flagged by Facebook users. Facebook has long faced complaints about lack of transparency in its decision-making around removing this post. Zuckerberg stressed to reporters he did not know that Facebook had hired the organization, called Definers Public Affairs, with which the company since has severed ties. "This type of firm might be normal in Washington," he said, "but it's not the kind of thing I want Facebook associated with."

Facebook says it removed a flood of hate speech, terrorist propaganda and fake accounts from its site