{"id":368238,"date":"2026-08-07T22:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-global-machine-stealing-mens-futures-top-comment-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:00:19","slug":"the-global-machine-stealing-mens-futures-top-comment-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-global-machine-stealing-mens-futures-top-comment-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"The global machine stealing men&#8217;s futures | Top Comment Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/J91wugSpApM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The global machine stealing men's futures | Top Comment Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J91wugSpApM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The manosphere is just the tip of the iceberg &#8211; that&#8217;s the premise of a new report, shared exclusively with Top Comment, about the so-called male grievance industry. <\/p>\n<p>Its author, Kristina Wilfore, has spent years investigating state information warfare, a playbook she says is now being followed by influencers weaponising economic anxiety, body dysmorphia, and political disenfranchisement. <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also been given access to brand new data about the viral looksmaxxing trend, which reveals how just 216 accounts drove 14.6bn views on this type of content within the last two years. <\/p>\n<p>Kristina, Matt and Marianna discuss the pipeline behind these numbers, and with effective algorithmic regulation seemingly a way off, consider more ambitious methods to clamp down on the exploitative practices which mid-tier creators are using to monetise at scale.<\/p>\n<p>You can access the full report from Reset Tech and Equimundo, &#8216;The Grift Economy: How Young Men Are Being Sold Fake Belonging and Fake Wealth Online&#8217;, via this link: https:\/\/www.equimundo.org\/resources\/the-grift-economy<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The manosphere is just the tip of the iceberg &#8211; that&#8217;s the premise of a new report, shared exclusively with Top Comment, about the so-called male grievance industry. 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