Misogyny
Misogyny is a common feature across organised extremist movements as well as individual users. It spans a gamut including attacks on women in politics, the spread of non-consensual sexual imagery and algorithmic recommendations of toxic dating advice.
ISD works with policymakers, civil society groups and others to document the spread and transformation of online misogyny so they can better combat it.
Further Reading
May 19, 2025
The ‘Cost of Doing Politics’? Gendered Abuse and Digital Platforms’ Role in Undermining Democracy
ISD finds how TikTok’s failures in moderating online gender-based violence fuels misogyny, silences women’s voices & threatens democracy.
Democratic Integrity, Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse
March 26, 2025
Votes and Vitriol: Online Abuse Targeting Women Candidates in the 2024 French Legislative Elections
This report explores the nature of online violence targeting women candidates on TikTok during the French legislative election campaign, held from 9 J
Democratic Integrity, Misogyny, Threats to Public Figures
March 24, 2025
Crushing Comments: Gendered Harassment during the 2024 EU Parliament Elections on TikTok
ISD finds that women candidates for the 2024 EU election faced more misogynistic abuse on TikTok than men, creating barriers to political participatio
Accountability and Speech Protection, Democratic Integrity, Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse
