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Aaron Sorkin— who wrote the screenplay for the 2010 film — shared that he's working on a sequel, revealing that he's trying to write a screenplay about Facebook's connection to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol .
Hinting at his thesis for the film, Sorkin said during a live taping on April 26 The city podcast, “I blame Facebook for January 6.”
“Facebook has been, among other things, fine-tuning its algorithm to promote the most divisive material possible,” he continued. “Because that's what's going to drive engagement. That's what's going to get you to — what they call inside the halls of Facebook — 'infinite scrolling.'”
Sorkin did not share whether the follow-up will include original stars Andrew Garfield, Jesse Eisenberg, Armie Hammer i Justin Timberlake.
The west wing The creator went on to note that social media platforms should struggle with a “constant tension” between “growth and integrity.”
