Aaron Sorkin Prepping ‘The Social Network’ Sequel, Says He Blames Facebook For January 6 Capitol Attack
deadline.comAcademy Award winner Aaron Sorkin has reiterated his plans to write a sequel to his acclaimed drama, The Social Network, examining the origins of Facebook, one that will hone in on the social media platform’s impact on U.S.
democracy. On a recent episode of entertainment business podcast The Town, taped live in Washington, D.C., Sorkin told Matthew Belloni and Peter Hamby, “Look, yeah, I’ll be writing about this.
I blame Facebook for January 6.” When asked to elaborate on how the project will tackle the events of that infamous day, which saw a mob of supporters of then-U.S.
president Donald Trump storming the U.S. Capitol Building, he said matter-of-factly, “You’re going to need to buy a movie ticket.” Sorkin did share, though, that he’s been “trying” to crack the project as a film specifically. “Facebook has been, among other things, tuning its algorithm to promote the most divisive material possible, because that is what will increase engagement.
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