"He was in his room, we thought he was safe. What harm could he do in there? If you saw the Netflix series Adolescence, in which Jamie, a 13-year-old boy, murders a classmate, fueled by the consumption of misogynistic content online, you'll remember the words his parents uttered as they beat themselves up and cried: Should we have done more?"
"This is the subject of a series of investigations, the latest of which is a two-month study conducted in Brazil, which shows the subtle ways in which algorithms help to construct a sexist and violent universe. The Brazilian findings confirm studies such as those by University College London and the University of Kent, which previously stated that harmful views and tropes are now becoming normalized among young people."
"At the end of September, 19-year-old Lex Ashton arrived at school and stabbed a 16-year-old student. Ashton, it was later revealed, was part of a large group of incels (involuntary celibates) who blame and attack women for not wanting to have relationships with them. In this forum, which includes 82,000 people, members complain of rejection and frustration in romantic relationships."
A Netflix series portrays a 13-year-old murdering a classmate after consuming misogynistic content online. Algorithms guide information to teenagers and subtly construct sexist, violent online environments. A two-month study in Brazil documents algorithmic contributions to such environments. Research from University College London and the University of Kent finds harmful views and tropes are becoming normalized among young people. Online consumption is influencing offline behavior as ideologies migrate from screens into schoolyards. A Mexico case involved a 19-year-old affiliated with an incel group stabbing a 16-year-old. Incels in large forums express rejection, frustration, and economic or physical fatalism toward relationships.
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