A team of data journalists conducted an experiment to test how TikTok pulls young men into the – quite literally – dark corners of the manosphere. They simulated five users’ journey from an unsuspecting feed to one dominated by videos promoting hate and self-harm, all triggered by a slight interest in fitness videos. The original is in German, but Google Translate is your friend.

From Weekly Filet #555, in December 2025.

The toxic pull of the manosphere

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