By UN Women – Headquarters
Publication Date: 2025-11-18 12:00:00
“There is a massive amplification between the explosion of AI technology and the toxic extreme misogyny of the manosphere” says Laura Bates. “AI tools enable further distribution of Manosphere content using algorithmic optimizations that increasingly prioritize extreme content to maximize engagement.”
The Manosphere is a growing sector of the digital world and consists of a loose network of online communities that claim to address men’s issues – dating, fitness or fatherhood, for example – but often promote harmful advice and misogynistic attitudes. This content is gaining importance – two thirds of young men Engage regularly with masculinity influencers online, and not just the content on Manospherenormalizes violenceagainst women and girls, but has increasing links to radicalization and extremist ideologies. Learn more about the Manosphere and what you can do.
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