Jeremy Allen White and Mikey Madison Discuss Social Media’s Dangers
Jeremy Allen White and Mikey Madison spoke with Rolling Stone about their new film The Social Reckoning, which examines Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen and journalist Jeff Horwitz. Madison said she left social media early and never felt it stuck, while White uses Instagram mainly for work and remains wary of data collection. White described social media as a force that has escaped the control of its creators.
In their Rolling Stone Studio conversation, Jeremy Allen White and Mikey Madison promoted The Social Reckoning, a film centered on Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen and journalist Jeff Horwitz. The movie also depicts Mark Zuckerberg, portrayed by Jeremy Strong, amid claims that the platform’s algorithms amplified inflammatory content.
Madison said she joined Instagram and Facebook around age 13 but soon drifted away, without a single decisive break. White, who maintains an Instagram account mainly for professional reasons, expressed discomfort with how platforms collect user information and suggested their influence has grown beyond their founders’ control.
The film and its stars’ remarks could shape public conversation about online platforms, especially among moviegoers and younger users weighing their own habits. By linking entertainment to real-world whistleblower claims, it may encourage greater scrutiny of data practices and algorithmic amplification. That attention could pressure platforms to explain their systems more clearly, though a single film’s influence on policy or behavior is likely limited and hard to measure.