https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qvx597/mark-zuckerberg-fanfiction-has-not-aged-well

There were many implications to Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional testimony regarding Facebook’s inappropriate data mining and accommodation of Russian propaganda. What these revelations meant for all the fanfiction that had been written about Zuckerberg wasn’t chief among them, but looking back on Zuckerberg fanfic is nevertheless a fascinating and often surreal experience given what we now know about the man and his creation.

The bulk of Zuckerberg fic was written a year or two after 2010’s The Social Network, although stories continue to trickle in today. Zuckerberg does not come across well in The Social Network—he’s portrayed as a cold, manipulative, petty, and status-hungry, but brilliant robot. Fanfic writers focused on that brilliance, then added a misunderstood heart of gold, an impressive penis, and remarkable stamina.