Online misogyny is being driven by people making money “hand over fist” from it, a leading ex...
Online misogyny is being driven by people making money “hand over fist” from it, a leading expert in disinformation has claimed.
“They’re taking sometimes disenfranchised or scared young men who are quite vulnerable to influence and they are selling them a fantasy but one that victimises women and says, ‘These women are to blame, they’re not people, they’re essentially targets.’ “If you can make someone an enemy or a scapegoat, it’s much easier then to dehumanise them and that’s a real problem that we’re starting to see.”Dr Grimes said online influencers are “making money hand over fist to some degree” from their disinformation and the damage can be very long lasting.
“The problem is that it leaves a long lasting footprint; if you dehumanise people - or an entire gender - you’re creating problems that will perpetuate for a very, very long time.”Also on the show, psychologist Dr Anne Keogh said many girls and young women are viewing the content as well.
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