Aaron Sorkin confirms follow-up to 'The Social Network'.

Finally, we know more about Aaron Sorkin's long-running follow-up to “The Social Network.” He might want to update some of the set pieces for “The West Wing.”

Sorkin said during “The City” podcast. He blames Facebook for the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol led by right-wing extremists. A sequel was born.

Sorkin knows a thing or two about Facebook: “The Social Network” charted the creation of the social media platform Facebook. The Academy Award-winning film was released in 2010 and won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

On “The City,” when asked what he thought about the current state of politics, Sorkin said, “Look, yeah, I'm going to write about this. I blame Facebook for January 6.”

When asked for more details, he added: “You'll need to buy a movie ticket.”

for every Hollywood Reporter, Sorkin had previously worked on the January 6 script as well. This has been shelved. Looks like he's got his new angle.

During “The City,” Sorkin explained his current view on Facebook and how it has affected politics.

“Facebook has, among other things, fine-tuned its algorithm to promote the most divisive material, because that is what will increase engagement,” Sorkin said. “This is what will get you to — what they call inside the halls of Facebook — the 'infinite roll'… There's supposed to be a constant tension at Facebook between growth and integrity. There isn't. There's only growth. If Mark Zuckerberg woke up tomorrow morning and realized there wasn't Something you can buy for $120 billion you can't buy for $119 billion so what if I make a little less money and I'm going to adjust the integrity and adjust the growth Yes, you can do that by converting one to zero.

Sorkin previously said Hollywood Reporter In 2021 he wanted to write a text that exposed the “dark side” of Facebook. “I think what's happened with Facebook in the last few years is a story worth telling, and there's a way to tell it as a follow-up to 'The Social Network,' and that's as follows: as far as I know,” Sorkin said.

Although Sorkin has expressed his desire to have “The Social Network” director David Fincher return for any follow-up film, Fincher said… Watchman In 2023, the project will be a “can of worms”, although talks have been held with Sorkin about it.