Will killing social media algorithms stop misogyny?

Sep 2, 2026, 8:50 AM4 min

Social media algorithms are under fire over what they're serving up to young men. It's so bad, that Chanel Contos, a sexual consent advocate, thinks it's time to consider switching off the system that offers up content it thinks you'll like. But how would making the algorithms opt-in reduce the influence of misogynist, so-called manosphere content?

Social media algorithms are under fire over what they're serving up to young men.
It's so bad, that Chanel Contos, a sexual consent advocate, thinks it's time to consider switching off the system that offers up content it thinks you'll like.
But how would making the algorithms opt-in reduce the influence of misogynist, so-called manosphere content? 

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