{"id":383519,"date":"2026-09-30T19:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-meta-dying-the-global-story-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:00:20","slug":"is-meta-dying-the-global-story-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-meta-dying-the-global-story-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Meta dying? | The Global Story podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Fm1IMtsTD1g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is Meta dying? | The Global Story podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fm1IMtsTD1g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Fifteen years ago, the film The Social Network told the story of Facebook\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>After a turbulent year for the company and amid declining public trust, The Global Story\u2019s Tristan Redman talks to Horwitz about whether Meta can reinvent itself while remaining one of the world\u2019s most powerful tech giants.<br \/>\nNew episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #BBCNews <\/p>\n<p>00:00 INTRO<br \/>\n00:58 The Facebook Files and The Social Reckoning<br \/>\n04:30 From Facebook to Meta<br \/>\n06:28 How Facebook\u2019s algorithm changed social media<br \/>\n08:19 What went wrong at Meta?<br \/>\n11:16 Why young people turned against Facebook<br \/>\n13:14 Meta\u2019s problems with young people<br \/>\n14:19 What Meta knew about teen safety<br \/>\n16:36 Can parents protect children from social media?<br \/>\n18:06 Can Meta recover from its problems?<br \/>\n19:01 What\u2019s next for Meta?<br \/>\n20:32 Meta\u2019s big bet on AI<br \/>\n22:14 Can AI save Meta?<br \/>\n23:23 Is AI ready to replace social media?<br \/>\n24:59 Can Meta survive another tech shift?<br \/>\n26:06 Meta\u2019s response<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifteen years ago, the film The Social Network told the story of Facebook\u2019s rise to global prominence. 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