”Great in the Sack”: When Misogyny Leads to Mayhem26 Mai

Ep. 17: Online "rape academies" & the digital age of misogyny

In this episode, we investigate the wild intersection of systemic violence against women & girls, and modern technology.

We begin with the landmark Gisele Pelicot case in France, breaking down the court proceedings involving the 50 co-defendants and analyzing the digital hunting ground & website used to facilitate mass abuse.

From there, we make the connections of just how these patterns repeat across emerging tech frontiers. We examine the weaponization of everyday consumer tech like smart glasses, the alarming rise of AI-generated non-consensual deepfakes, and the targeted global mechanics of online grooming & sextortion.

Finally, we zoom out to a sociological perspective to talk about how the pop culture of the last few generations primed society for this current digital age of misogyny.

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