The Social Network screenwriter is working on a new "adjacent" screenplay about Facebook and January 6

Apr. 29, 2024

“I blame Facebook for January 6”

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The Social Networkscreenwriter Aaron Sorkin is working on a new screenplay about Facebook – and why it’s to blame for the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

“I’ll be writing about this,” Sorkin toldThe Town podcast(viaThe Hollywood Reporter). “I blame Facebook for January 6,” adding that “you’re going to need to buy a movie ticket” to find out why.

When asked if that meant he was writing the idea specifically as a movie, Sorkin replied, “I’m trying. Facebook has been, among other things, tuning its algorithm to promote the most divisive material possible. Because that is what will increase engagement. That is what will get you to – what they call inside the hallways of Facebook – ‘the infinite scroll’… There’s supposed to be a constant tension at Facebook between growth and integrity. There isn’t. There’s just growth.”

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