Zuckerberg Sold the Internet We Loved

The internet used to be a place to hang out. Then popularity became measurable and attention became a business. From MySpace’s Top 8 and Tom, your first friend, to Facebook’s News Feed, Instagram influencers, and TikTok’s For You page, this documentary follows how the internet became a popularity contest. The old web wasn’t perfect. But somewhere between screen names, follower counts, and sponsored posts, being online started feeling like a job. What changed, who benefited, and where did the hangout go? And whatever happened to Tom?