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More than a decade after and David Fincher dramatized the rise of Facebook with , a new TV series will attempt to tell the story of the company’s more recent history. Per , production companies Anonymous Content and Wiip, best known for their work on and , are working on a show titled Doomsday Machine that will star two-time Emmy winner as COO Sheryl Sandberg.
Based in part on , Deadline reports the series will cover everything from Facebook’s actions during the 2016 presidential election up to more recent revelations about its business. That includes recent reporting from The Wall Street Journal that showed Facebook has for years ran a program called , which has allowed high-profile users, including former President Donald Trump, to skirt its content moderation rules.
The timing of the announcement comes as Facebook faces increasing scrutiny from federal lawmakers. On Wednesday, told the Senate Commerce Committee Congress should regulate the social media giant. It also comes after the company went through an that left people unable to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. In the aftermath of that event, there have been renewed calls from American lawmakers, including , to break the company up into smaller entities.
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Based in part on , Deadline reports the series will cover everything from Facebook’s actions during the 2016 presidential election up to more recent revelations about its business. That includes recent reporting from The Wall Street Journal that showed Facebook has for years ran a program called , which has allowed high-profile users, including former President Donald Trump, to skirt its content moderation rules.
The timing of the announcement comes as Facebook faces increasing scrutiny from federal lawmakers. On Wednesday, told the Senate Commerce Committee Congress should regulate the social media giant. It also comes after the company went through an that left people unable to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. In the aftermath of that event, there have been renewed calls from American lawmakers, including , to break the company up into smaller entities.
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