Charity Warns Online Misogyny Is Driving Abuse

It says some content is normalising hatred of women.

A domestic violence charity is warning misogynistic influencer content is normalising hatred of women here. 

Sonas says information spread online through the "manosphere" is increasingly showing up in frontline domestic violence services. 

It says its staff are seeing worrying examples of boys repeating extreme views about women, including a boy constantly calling his mother a "dish pig" and throwing objects at her when he doesn't like his dinner.

Tullamore's Fiona O’Malley, CEO of Sonas, says children are echoing language and behaviours they see from influencers:

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