Sixteen years after 'The Social Network', Aaron Sorkin has returned to direct his own script for 'The Social Reckoning'. The film focuses on events in 2021, when Facebook's empire was challenged by whistleblower-employee Frances Haugen and Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Jeff Horwitz.
The narrative suggests that Mark Zuckerberg, portrayed by Jeremy Strong, changed Facebook's algorithm due to falling revenue, leading to engagement being 'supercharged by rage bait and hate speech, malice and envy'. The film also indicates that Facebook did not fact-check political ads, which reportedly contributed to a nationwide surge in extremist groups, teen bullying, and played a role in the Capitol riots.
Mikey Madison plays Frances Haugen, while Jeremy Allen White portrays Jeff Horwitz. Mark Zuckerberg's role is described as almost a cameo, with Strong's portrayal depicting him as 'weirdly slow talking' and resembling a 'Thunderbird puppet'.