Manosphere content poses danger to public similar to tobacco, report warns

Manosphere and online misogyny should be treated as public health issues, say UK experts

‘A response that only removes the manosphere, without offering something credible in its place, will fail,’ co-author of report says

Manosphere must be treated as public health problem similar to smoking, experts warn

A report said tackling the manosphere should involve a coordinated response by governments, schools, health services and community organisations.

'The manosphere must be tackled as public health problem like smoking'

Academics have argued that so-called 'masculinity' influencers are causing health harms that need to be tackled in a comparable way to the crackdown against the tobacco industry.

Manosphere content poses danger to public similar to tobacco, report warns

Experts argue that "manosphere" content cultivates and monetises outrage and grievance, adding it should be treated similarly to the tobacco and ultra-processed food industries.

Manosphere must be treated as public health problem 'similar to smoking', experts warn

The manosphere must be treated as a public health problem in a similar way to smoking, academics have argued.Authors of a new report published by The Lancet define the movement as a "diffuse commercial ecosystem and loose collection of online communities united by shared beliefs about masculinity, misogyny and male victimisation".They argue the manosphere has directly contributed to health harms, including violence against women and girls and me…

Report: Manosphere must be treated as public health issue

The so-called manosphere should be addressed as a public health problem with harms caused online tackled in a similar way to the tobacco industry, academics have argued.