A report warns that the manosphere should be treated as a public health issue due to its link with misogyny
Academics say the manosphere poses public health risks linked to violence against women and girls, with experts calling for coordinated action across health, education, and communities. The manosphere is seen as a commercial online ecosystem that offers identity to young men and rewards extreme content, with platforms spreading harmful material needing regulation.
- Academics argue the manosphere should be treated as a public health problem.
- The report defines the manosphere as a commercial ecosystem of online communities.
- Prof Sarah Hawkes said the manosphere provides belonging and identity to young men.
- The report states content creators deploy strategies that individualize responsibility.
- Prof Kent Buse stated that the system rewards the most extreme content.
- The authors recommend focusing regulation on platforms distributing harmful material.
- The authors noted growing disengagement from education among boys globally.
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