Why does the internet make you so mad? In this video, What’s Trending breaks down the real story behind Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning and the leaked Facebook documents exposed by whistleblower Frances Haugen.
While the movie focuses on the internal corporate drama, we dive into how Facebook’s secret algorithm shift in 2018 completely changed the game for content creators and reshaped the entire internet.
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🎬 About This Video
Starting around 2018, the advice in every creator group quietly shifted, and nobody explained why. The leaked Facebook papers eventually revealed the truth: a corporate scoring system designed to prioritize high-conflict content.
In this video, we break down:
• The Facebook algorithm scoring system that reshaped what we post and what we see.
• What Facebook’s own internal researchers explicitly warned executives about.
• Why the platform chose to prioritize anger and division over meaningful connection.
• How these 2018 changes still dictate the algorithms on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube today.
If you’ve ever wondered why your social media feeds feel angrier than they used to, this is exactly where it started. We look at the data Facebook tried to hide and what it means for the future of online content creation.
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