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The tech backlash is now in theaters

Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning is one of several 2026 films taking a harsh look at tech founders; the audience watches on their phones anyway.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Tonight
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  1. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHollywood has gone after Silicon Valley this year, including Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning, which casts Mark Zuckerberg as a robotic villain wrecking society.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA movie about how tech is ruining everything, and I can stream it in my pocket tonight. That's incredible.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYou'll watch it on the phone it's about. The studio's marketing plan is the plot.

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