Are influencers exploiting boys? Teenage boys are being drawn into the “manosphere” by influencers pushing extreme body hacks, misogyny and status hierarchies for clicks and attention. Girls say being online is harder than ever.The 20-year-old man stares at himself in the mirror. He regards his carefully shaped eyebrows and carefully slicked-back hair. Then he peers closer, looking at his cheeks and jaw. Are they chiselled enough?
Louis Theroux takes on the manosphere
Titan: British journalist Theroux has won awards for his documentaries on crime and taboo subcultures. Glossary
Looksmaxxing - An online term, associated with incel culture, meaning to maximise one's physical attractiveness.
Testosterone - The hormone that causes people to develop male sexual characteristics. Women also produce some testosterone.
Louis Theroux - A British-American journalist and documentary-maker.
antisemitism - Showing hatred or prejudice towards Jewish people.
Misogyny - Hatred of or discrimination against women. The term comes from the Ancient Greek "miso", meaning "hate", and "gyne", "woman".
Denigrated - Criticised unfairly.
Feminist - Someone who calls for women's rights and equality of the sexes.