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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.

September 26, 2026

The increasing phenomenon of explicit deepfakes

La Nación cited ISD's work and spoke to Analyst Leonie Oehmig in its coverage of the spread of explicit deepfakes online.

Misogyny

September 25, 2026

ISD CEO Sasha Havlicek a keynote speaker at UN Women roundtable on technology-facilitated violence

Misogyny

September 14, 2026

Explicit deepfake websites removed in historic takedown

Misogyny, Tech Legislation and Regulation

August 20, 2026

Lexical laundering: The mainstreaming of antisemitic neologisms from 4chan and forums

Antisemitism, Identity-Based Hate and Abuse, Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

July 28, 2026

Popular image generation models are creating deepfake nudes

Emerging Technologies, Misogyny, Tech Accountability and Safety

July 28, 2026

What Andrew Tate’s arrest means for his manosphere following

Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

July 14, 2026

ISD finds mainstream social media platforms refer users to ‘nudify’ apps

Emerging Technologies, Misogyny, Tech Accountability and Safety

June 23, 2026

ISD’s Katherine Keneally featured on CBC about Montreal shooter’s manifesto

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Misogyny

May 29, 2026

Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII) Abuse

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

Further Reading

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

April 27, 2022

Algorithms as a Weapon Against Women: How YouTube Lures Boys and Young Men into the ‘Manosphere’

This research shows how YouTube’s algorithmic recommendations promote misogynistic and extremist content to Australian boys and young men.

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Misogyny, Recommender Systems and Algorithms

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