Facebook benefits took off in the second from last quarter as it got more than $10bn from publicizing.
The firm said benefits were $4.7bn (£3.5bn) in the three months to the finish of September, up 80% year-on-year.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg told speculators the association's interests in security would "affect" gainfulness.
US administrators are looking at the conceivable utilization of the stage for Russian purposeful publicity exercises amid the 2016 US presidential decision.
"We're not kidding about forestalling misuse on our stages," Mr Zuckerberg said. "Ensuring our group is more imperative than amplifying our benefits."
On Wednesday, the firm said just about 150 million individuals may have seen Russian publicity endeavors.
Facebook shared the figure amid two days of tense addressing in Washington.
Legislators, who are peering toward expanded control of web organizations, squeezed for expanded revelation around political advertisements, and in addition data about how the firm polices false substance.
Mr Zuckerberg did not go to the hearing, but rather he talked about the issue on a telephone call with money related examiners.
"What [Russia] did isn't right and we are not going to remain for it," he said.
"Individuals don't need false news or despise discourse or harassing... To the degree that we can kill that from the stage, we will make a superior item."
The company's general advice told officials the organization was centered around securing the "validness" of movement. In any case, he yielded that it would be an intense assignment.
Facebook had 2.07bn month to month dynamic clients toward the finish of September, up 16% year-on-year.
Copy accounts speak to around 10% of those - higher than past evaluations, officials said.
It additionally had more than six million dynamic promoters, head working officer Sheryl Sandberg said on a call with speculators.
The firm said it anticipated that promotion costs would expand, driving future development. In any case, it cautioned that the pace of extension had been moderating.
The firm likewise said it anticipated that costs would increment in the vicinity of 45% and 60% out of 2018.
Facebook said it was putting resources into security activities, new innovation and video.
In the Washington hearings, Facebook said 10,000 individuals were taking a shot at the stage's wellbeing and security and it anticipated that that number would twofold before the finish of 2018.
A significant number of those individuals work for "accomplices", the firm told experts. Facebook utilized around 23,165 individuals toward the finish of September.
The firm said it was likewise fixing it principles for promotions, including those concentrated on charged political issues.
"We trust that advertisements are essential to free articulation... in any case, we will likewise do our part to raise the nature of that talk," Ms Sandberg stated,
Offers in the firm fell around 1.5% in nightfall exchange.
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CEO Mark Zuckerberg told speculators the association's interests in security would "affect" gainfulness.
US administrators are looking at the conceivable utilization of the stage for Russian purposeful publicity exercises amid the 2016 US presidential decision.
"We're not kidding about forestalling misuse on our stages," Mr Zuckerberg said. "Ensuring our group is more imperative than amplifying our benefits."
Washington hearings
Mr Zuckerberg a year ago said counterfeit news on Facebook affected the decision was "quite insane".On Wednesday, the firm said just about 150 million individuals may have seen Russian publicity endeavors.
Facebook shared the figure amid two days of tense addressing in Washington.
Legislators, who are peering toward expanded control of web organizations, squeezed for expanded revelation around political advertisements, and in addition data about how the firm polices false substance.
Mr Zuckerberg did not go to the hearing, but rather he talked about the issue on a telephone call with money related examiners.
"What [Russia] did isn't right and we are not going to remain for it," he said.
"Individuals don't need false news or despise discourse or harassing... To the degree that we can kill that from the stage, we will make a superior item."
The company's general advice told officials the organization was centered around securing the "validness" of movement. In any case, he yielded that it would be an intense assignment.
Facebook had 2.07bn month to month dynamic clients toward the finish of September, up 16% year-on-year.
Copy accounts speak to around 10% of those - higher than past evaluations, officials said.
It additionally had more than six million dynamic promoters, head working officer Sheryl Sandberg said on a call with speculators.
Looking forward
Those publicists, a considerable lot of them little and medium-sized organizations, helped lift add up to Facebook income 47% year-on-year to $10.3bn. That included $10.1bn from advertisements.
The firm said it anticipated that promotion costs would expand, driving future development. In any case, it cautioned that the pace of extension had been moderating.
The firm likewise said it anticipated that costs would increment in the vicinity of 45% and 60% out of 2018.
Facebook said it was putting resources into security activities, new innovation and video.
In the Washington hearings, Facebook said 10,000 individuals were taking a shot at the stage's wellbeing and security and it anticipated that that number would twofold before the finish of 2018.
A significant number of those individuals work for "accomplices", the firm told experts. Facebook utilized around 23,165 individuals toward the finish of September.
The firm said it was likewise fixing it principles for promotions, including those concentrated on charged political issues.
"We trust that advertisements are essential to free articulation... in any case, we will likewise do our part to raise the nature of that talk," Ms Sandberg stated,
Offers in the firm fell around 1.5% in nightfall exchange.
