Society may have overestimated risk of the ‘manosphere’, UK researchers say

Many who engage are discriminating and value-driven', with a minority consuming extremely misogynistic content', study for Ofcom suggests

Men who engage in the online manosphere" and the content of Andrew Tate are often able to express a strong commitment to equal treatment and fairness", according to research commissioned by Ofcom.

Prompted by growing concerns about internet misogyny, researchers for the UK communications regulator followed the journeys of dozens of men through online content ranging from the US podcaster Joe Rogan to forums for incels" (involuntary celibates). They found that while a minority encountered extremely misogynistic content", many users of the manosphere were critically engaged, selective and capable of discarding messages that did not resonate with their values.