Is Meta dying? | The Global Story podcast

Fifteen years ago, the film The Social Network told the story of Facebook’s rise to global prominence. As Meta faces growing scrutiny from regulators and pours billions into AI, a new movie examines what the company allegedly knew about the harms linked to Facebook.

Jeff Horwitz is the journalist whose reporting inspired the new film, The Social Reckoning, which hits cinemas next week. Horwitz helped expose internal debates at Meta over misinformation, teenage well-being, political polarisation and the tension between keeping users safe and growing the business.

After a turbulent year for the company and amid declining public trust, The Global Story’s Tristan Redman talks to Horwitz about whether Meta can reinvent itself while remaining one of the world’s most powerful tech giants.
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00:00 INTRO
00:58 The Facebook Files and The Social Reckoning
04:30 From Facebook to Meta
06:28 How Facebook’s algorithm changed social media
08:19 What went wrong at Meta?
11:16 Why young people turned against Facebook
13:14 Meta’s problems with young people
14:19 What Meta knew about teen safety
16:36 Can parents protect children from social media?
18:06 Can Meta recover from its problems?
19:01 What’s next for Meta?
20:32 Meta’s big bet on AI
22:14 Can AI save Meta?
23:23 Is AI ready to replace social media?
24:59 Can Meta survive another tech shift?
26:06 Meta’s response