The first teaser was introduced with the tagline, “Every revolution begins with a reckoning.” The film, which is based on a true story, opens with former Facebook engineer Frances Haugen, played by Oscar winner Madison, speaking privately to Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, played by Emmy Award winner White. She states that she wants to help Facebook, not hurt it. The whistleblower has alarming information about the social network that needs to be shared. Haugen breaks her NDA by sharing explosive internal documents about the company and its policies.
