Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The more news Facebook makes and the higher its media profile, the better it is for its profits. The vice president of Facebook made a very brash statement a few years ago, which I understand is still live and has not been taken down. It is a little bizarre that despite that the company having disassociated itself from the statement, that post remains online. Is it a case of there being no such thing as bad publicity? Even though this has been a media fiasco for Facebook, its profile will be raised and it might even see a bounce in its fourth quarter off the back of it.