Algorithms Are Radicalising Young Men But Australia Is Banning Apps Instead 

In a recent investigation, The Conversation tracked how easily social media algorithms can ensnare boys into “manosphere” — a murky online space filled with hypermasculine self-help, misogyny, racism and conspiracy. Journalists created fake YouTube and TikTok accounts and posed as teenage boys. They found that simple queries like “how to get a girlfriend” surfaced self-help posts and advice that featured rapidly escalating misogynistic and then racist…