The business case for platform moderation increasingly includes the cost of algorithmically amplified harassment. A WIRED investigation into the "Muslim manosphere" documents how influencers blend Western manosphere grievance with religious language to police women online. The article reports that Mariam, an administrator of a UAE Facebook group for women with nearly 400,000 members, received a deluge of messages telling her to cover up, not to wear makeup, and to hide her skin—alongside sexually harassing messages.
Researcher Sarah Kaddoura's 2025 report identifies figures such as Jordanian relationship coach Kareem Atta'i, also known as Coach Kareem or Red Pill Arabic, and UK-based creator Ali Dawah as prominent examples. Their content frames male-female interactions as contests for power and, in some cases, describes violence as a way to "discipline" women. Unlike 1990s televised sheikhs, these influencers are not bound by scheduled broadcasts; they reach audiences through feeds, comments, and private messages, where strangers act as self-appointed enforcers of morality.
The platform dynamic is what makes this a business issue. Kaddoura says new male accounts on TikTok, YouTube, X, and Instagram do not take long to receive misogynistic recommendations. A 2026 Institute for Strategic Dialogue study cited by WIRED analyzed roughly 14,000 comments directed at public figures in Jordan: 72 percent of hateful or harassing comments targeted women, and all classified sexual harassment was aimed at women. For platforms, this is a trust and moderation risk; for advertisers and investors, it is a signal that algorithmic amplification still rewards polarizing content at users' expense.