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The Social Reckoning cites 2016 report: 64% extremist users.

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Jeremy Strong portrays Mark Zuckerberg preparing for a congressional hearing in The Social Reckoning.
The Social Reckoning opens in U.S. theaters on October 9, 2026.
Aaron Sorkin writes and directs the $30 million sequel, replacing David Fincher.
The film cites a 2016 internal report that 64% of extremist-group users were steered by Facebook’s algorithm.
Critics rate the film 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, versus the original’s 96%.

History

Historical Context

In March 2018 whistleblower Christopher Wylie exposed that Aleksandr Kogan’s app harvested data from up to 87 million Facebook profiles for Cambridge Analytica. The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on April 10 and May 16 2018, where Zuckerberg testified, and the FTC later levied a $5 billion fine in July 2019. The episode spurred the 2020 EU Digital Services Act’s risk-assessment rules, shaping today’s fictional 2026 congressional showdown.

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Story summary

Jeremy Strong portrays Mark Zuckerberg preparing for a congressional hearing in The Social Reckoning.
The Social Reckoning opens in U.S. theaters on October 9, 2026.
Aaron Sorkin writes and directs the $30 million sequel, replacing David Fincher.
The film cites a 2016 internal report that 64% of extremist-group users were steered by Facebook’s algorithm.
Critics rate the film 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, versus the original’s 96%.

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