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Are Men The Real Victims? The Andrew Tate Effect in South Africa
South Africa is facing one of the world’s worst gender-based violence crises and now the “manosphere” and social media algorithms may be making it worse.
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August 28, 2025
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From toxic podcasts to shady WhatsApp groups, misogyny isn’t just surviving, it’s thriving online in South Africa. This week we dive into how Big Tech profits off hate, why young men are getting sucked into the ‘manosphere’, and how it’s spilling over into real-world violence. Let’s unpack the Algorithm of Misogyny, comrades. Let’s get Aweh!