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
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
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
