This study provides the first exploratory examination of the scale, narratives and tactics used by online misogynistic communities (otherwise called ‘the Manosphere’) in Central and Eastern Europe. The study focuses on the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Germany (where ISD has already undertaken significant work to understand the Manosphere). Germany serves as a point of comparison to highlight potential differences between online communities in Eastern and Western Europe. We also situate insights within the broader rise of the Manosphere and related shifts in misogyny over recent years, with an emphasis on how digital spaces are leveraged to normalise misogynistic attitudes.

This report examines the full spectrum of activity from the Manosphere. This includes harms covered by technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), such as cyber-harassment, non-consensual sharing of intimate imagery (NCII), and incitement to violence or hatred. However, by focusing on misogyny, we are able to take a broader view of content, tactics and narratives that fall outside these definitions but still create and reinforce harm. Harm can be psychological, professional, reputational and/or physical. It also extends beyond the direct impact on victim-survivors to undermine democratic norms and society as a whole: online misogyny silences women and the LGTBTQ+ community, creating a new type of glass ceiling for them.

Additionally, we include two deep-dive case studies on two Manosphere communities identified as the most developed, Poland and Germany. The first focuses on the Polish Manosphere’s sophisticated use of technology, highlighting the role of platform infrastructure in enabling harm; the second examines the overlap between the far-right narratives, tactics, and actors, and the Manosphere in Germany.

This paper provides new evidence from previously under-researched contexts where male supremacist mobilisation is emerging but not yet well understood, building on ISD’s 2025 Mapping the GerManosphere study. By analysing how these communities operate across 502 accounts and channels on mainstream and fringe platforms including X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Telegram, forums and country-specific networks, the report aims to inform education, policy and platform responses to counter the harms posed by online misogyny and male supremacist actors.