Episode

The Social Network

Podcast: Empathy Machines
Published: Jul 27, 2026
Duration seconds: 5445
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Summary

As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. David Fincher. 2010.