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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.

May 29, 2026

Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII) Abuse

Non-consensual intimate imagery abuse describes the creation and dissemination of intimate images of a person without their consent.

Digital Rights and Protections, Emerging Technologies, Misogyny, Tech Accountability and Safety

May 4, 2026

Mapping Digital Hate: A Landscape Review of Online Hate Speech in Jordan

Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

January 19, 2026

Landscape Briefing: Mapping Online Male Supremacist Activity in Central and Eastern Europe

Misogyny, Officials and Law Enforcement, Threat Analysis and Prevention

December 9, 2025

Fostering Healthy Masculinities: Building Resilience Against Online Misogyny

Kids Online Safety, Misogyny

December 3, 2025

Squaring the circle on men’s health, online harms and gender-based violence

Kids Online Safety, Misogyny, Tech Accountability and Safety

November 12, 2025

From sextortion to violence: The threat of the 764 network in the US

Misogyny, Threat Analysis and Prevention

November 6, 2025

Networks of Harm: A Victim-Centric Resource on the 764 Network

Kids Online Safety, Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threat Detection and Analysis

October 23, 2025

The ecosystem of nonconsensual intimate deepfake tools online

Emerging Technologies, Misogyny

May 22, 2025

Did Adolescence cause a surge of users to an incel forum?

Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Misogyny

Further Reading

August 6, 2024

Online Gendered Abuse and Disinformation During the 2024 South African Elections

ISD analysis found that South African women in politics often face abuse online in the form of replies or comments to their posts or content about the

Democratic Integrity, Misogyny, Threats to Public Figures

August 6, 2024

Online Gendered Abuse and Disinformation During the 2024 South African Elections

ISD analysis found that South African women in politics often face abuse online in the form of replies or comments to their posts or content about the

Democratic Integrity, Misogyny

June 18, 2024

Investigation 2: “Male Lifestyle Guru” Personas

This is the second investigation in ISD’s Pulling Back the Curtain series which explores different aspects of YouTube’s recommendation algorithm. The series consists of four separate investigations examining the recommendations sent to eight U.S.-based YouTube accounts registered with varying ages, genders, and interests over one month. This report examines the recommendations sent to two accounts with an interest in "male lifestyle gurus”.

Misogyny, Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Tech Accountability and Safety

February 20, 2024

Webinar: Gendered disinformation and the fight for democracy

ISD Research Manager Cécile Simmons is the featured speaker for EU Disinfo Lab’s webinar ‘Gendered disinformation and the fight for democracy.

Misogyny

November 30, 2023

Web of Hate: A Retrospective Study of Online Gendered Abuse in 2022 in the United States

This report examines the spikes in misogynistic and abusive content on social media in the United States during 2022.

Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Threats to Public Figures

September 14, 2023

Misogynistic Pathways to Radicalisation: Recommended Measures for Platforms to Assess and Mitigate Online Gender-Based Violence

This paper proposes measures to assess and mitigate online gender-based violence, emphasising the connections with different extremist ideologies.

Misogyny, Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation

December 9, 2022

Hate in Plain Sight: Abuse Targeting Women Ahead of the 2022 Midterm Elections on TikTok and Instagram

This report investigates abuse targeting female political figures on TikTok and Instagram ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

Democratic Integrity, Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threats to Public Figures

October 19, 2022

Incels

Incels ("involuntary celibates") are an online subculture whose sense of identity stems from a perceived inability to form intimate relationships.

Misogyny

October 10, 2022

She Drops: How QAnon Conspiracy Theories Legitimize Coordinated and Targeted Gender Based Violence

This report examines the role of gender-based violence against celebrities targeted by the QAnon community.

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Misogyny

September 20, 2022

The ‘Manosphere’

The “manosphere” is an umbrella term that refers to a number of interconnected misogynistic communities.

Misogyny

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