This article contains spoilers for The Social Reckoning.

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If you liked Snowden (2016), The Post (2017) or All the President’s Men (1976), you’d probably like The Social Reckoning. However, if you’re looking for another The Social Network (2010), you’re better off rewatching that, for they’re completely different films. Where The Social Network plot focuses on college life, entrepreneurship, the beginnings and betrayal, The Social Network, a biographical retelling of the leadup and consequences of The Wall Street Journal’s publishing of the “Facebook Files” directed by famed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, explores investigative journalism, social media and mental health, reconciling questions of free speech versus speech regulation. Although I prefer The Social Network, I still found The Social Reckoning entertaining and valuable because of the conversations it produced.

Below is a list of facts about Mark Zuckerberg:

Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004, a social media platform that allows individuals to stay in touch with family and friends, no matter the physical distance between them.

In 2010, Mark Zuckerberg announced a $100 million donation to Newark public schools and pledged with his wife, Priscilla Chan, to donate more than 50% of their wealth “to charitable causes in their lifetime or wills.”

Below is another list of facts about Mark Zuckerberg:

Under Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership, Facebook has developed an algorithm where users essentially only see content they want to see, which, research has shown, increases polarization among individuals.

Social media platforms, including ones owned by Meta Platforms (of which Mark Zuckerberg is the majority owner), have raised concerns among medical professionals........

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