Aaron Sorkin takes on Facebook again, and this time he's furious
Key points
- Aaron Sorkin's new film, The Social Reckoning, explores how Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen and journalist Jeff Horwitz exposed the platform's harmful effects.
- The film reveals that 64 per cent of people who joined extremist groups on Facebook were sent there by the platform, and 32 per cent of teen girls said Instagram made them feel worse about their bodies.
- Sorkin directs and writes the drama, which presents Facebook's algorithm as designed to boost angry content to keep users engaged.
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