The Social Network Movie Analysis

The Social Network.

I recently saw The Social Network, a movie that shares the story of the development and issues that went along with the creation of Facebook. Facebook is the most popular social network website that now connects millions of people around the world. Facebook was created exclusively for Harvard students and then was spread it to other schools, then to other communities, and now to everyone. The story begins at Harvard University, where Mark Zuckerberg, after being dumped by his girlfriend, created a website to rank girls based on their “hotness”. This idea help Zuckerberg develop Thefacebook.com, later renamed as Facebook.com. Throughout the film, Zuckerberg faced a lot of issues. We found that Zuckerberg was accused of stealing

One ethical issue in the film was when Zuckerberg creates Facemash.com by hacking into students’ computers and their online directories. Since computer hacking is illegal, rather than just unethical, Zuckerberg was charged for violation of privacy and security and put to six months of probation. Another ethical issue in the film was the stealing of an idea. The Winklevoss brothers sue Zuckerberg for stealing their idea they had shared with him when they invited him to join them. They claimed that the idea for the social media website, Thefacebook.com, was theirs. As a result Zuckerberg paid millions to the Winklevoss twins. However he was not pleased with this because he did not feel he stole or copied anything, he programed all on his own. Their error was not having any agreements to sign that protect their idea. The last ethical issue was between the Facebook co-founders, Zuckerberg and Saverin. Saverin was Zuckerberg’s friend, he was in charge of the financial management of their company, while Zuckerberg was the programmer and creator. However the unethical issue is when Zuckerberg allow a new partner into the business without Servin’s approval. The new partner help Zuckerberg gained a large investment for the company, to then decrease to a very small percentage the number of shares that his co-worker, Saverin, owned. However, Saverin’s irresponsibility cost him

However when Facebook became popular and began to grow, they decided to expand it to other college campus, then communities, and now to everyone. Facebook is now a social networking company worldwide. Facebook can be used through mobile apps, and websites; it helps us connect with people, share, discover and communicate with each other around the world. Facebook was created six years ago by two young men, and now it has become the largest social network, and has reached million