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I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

3 outlets 3 reports Published Sep 3, 2026

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Within an hour, TikTok served up content encouraging women to treat their husbands “like their bosses”, wear lipstick and be “agreeable”. Key points and original sources are listed below.

Within an hour, TikTok served up content encouraging women to treat their husbands “like their bosses”, wear lipstick and be “agreeable”.S1 S2

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I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

Within an hour, TikTok served up content encouraging women to treat their husbands “like their bosses”, wear lipstick and be “agreeable”.

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I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

Within an hour, TikTok served up content encouraging women to treat their husbands “like their bosses”, wear lipstick and be “agreeable”.

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I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

Within an hour, TikTok served up content encouraging women to treat their husbands “like their bosses”, wear lipstick and be “agreeable”.

I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

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3 outlets 3 reports Published Sep 3, 2026

The brief

Within an hour, TikTok served up content encouraging women to treat their husbands “like their bosses”, wear lipstick and be “agreeable”. Key points and original sources are listed below.

Within an hour, TikTok served up content encouraging women to treat their husbands “like their bosses”, wear lipstick and be “agreeable”.S1 S2

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I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

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I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

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