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Many (though not all) manosphere communities have become spaces where explicit anti-women and anti-feminist sentiments abound. | Language Of Online Male Supremacists

An expert shows how the language of the ‘manosphere’ creates a culture of exclusion, denigration (of women and men), male power and entitlement.

The manosphere creates a culture of exclusion, denigration (mainly of women, but also of other men), male power and entitlement. To fight it, we need to understand its language.

Learning how online misogynists use language can help teachers and parents intervene in radicalisation.

  / The group Muslim Advocates on Thursday sued Facebook for allegedly making false statements about taking down hateful and violent content that violates its community guidelines. // AP, Jeff Chiu For eight years, the civil rights organization Muslim Advocates has reported scores of examples of bigotry and hate promoted across Facebook. It has published reports and met privately with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his number two, Sheryl Sandberg, about its concerns. Frustrated with what it se...

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. Late at night on Jan. 5, the day before President Donald Trump was scheduled to deliver a defiant speech before thousands of his most dedicated supporters, his former adviser Steve Bannon was podcasting from his studio near Capitol Hill. He had been on the air several times a day for weeks, hyping the narrative that this was the moment that patriots could stand up and pull out a Trump win. "Its all converging, and now were on the point of attack t...

Steve Bannon broadcasts election denialism and apocalyptic calls to action several times a day via Apple’s podcast app. He’s not the only one using the platform to spread claims that became a rallying cry of the mob that threatened the Capitol.