Mank, the new movie from director David Fincher, is a delicate dance between a love letter to the complexities and outsized personalities involved in Hollywood’s Golden Era, and a searing indictment of how powerful media titans warp public perception to further their own ends. On paper, Mank should be my favorite film of the year. It’s from one of my favorite directors, it deals with one of my favorite eras of history, and if you follow me on Twitter, you know I’m far too interested with political media, especially given the events of the past four years. …

Sacha Baron Cohen leveled some of the most damning criticisms ever made against social media giants Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google last night during a Keynote Address at the Anti-Defamation League’s 2019 Never is Now Summit on Anti-Semitism and Hate. The actor/comedian was honored with the ADL’s International Leadership Award, and he used his speech to make a strong case against social media, and Facebook in particular, as willingingly facilitating the spread of anti-Semitism, racism, lies, and conspiracy theories. “Think about it,” Cohen said. “Facebook, YouTube and Google, Twitter and others—they reach billions …