Algorithms Target Young Boys And Turn Innocent Content Into Misogyny | Shout Out UK

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“Things that seem relatively innocent, working on yourself, fitness, being financially independent, to then the more darker stuff around how to treat women, often in quite a negative light.” Co-authors of ‘Man Enough: How to Protect Boys from Online Misogyny’, Amelia Fairney and Matteo Bergamini break down how the "manosphere" exploits vulnerable teenage boys through social media algorithms, turning innocent self-improvement searches into extreme content. Amelia Fairney and Matteo Bergamini were speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen every Monday-Thursday, 10am-1pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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