The Explore Page: Power, Policy, and the Battle for Digital Influence: Meta

The year is 2028, and the planet stands on the precipice of a technological epoch unlike any before. In an age where technology shapes economies, relationships, national security, and culture itself, Meta Incorporated—the multinational technology company operating Facebook, Meta AI, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads—sits at the center of the global communication and commerce ecosystem, making it one of the most influential companies on Earth. 

But with great power comes great responsibility.

Meta Inc. faces conflict from all angles. Parents cry for answers to deadly trends and the social-media fueled youth mental health crisis. Lawmakers debate whether Meta is humanity’s greatest innovation, or its most dangerous experiment. Regulators demand scrutiny, restriction, and compliance. Competitors like ByteDance race to out-perform, out-viral, and outshine—pushing the limits of artificial intelligence and superalgorithms to dominate the industry. All while investors expect to continue to see more billions per quarter. Scandals erupt across reels, retailers fight for ad space, and someone somewhere is livestreaming themself burn their house down with fireworks. 

In this committee, you will work in the place of stakeholders in the corporation, including company executives, government leaders, influencers, citizens, and financiers, all acting relentlessly to steer the company in the direction they stand for. Humanity is shifting, and technology is accelerating—fast. In the midst of an election year, everything is on the line, and anything is possible. Meta only has two options: to master the currents of change… or let them pull it under.