Former Minister of State for Gender Equality and Partner at Tilder, Marlène Schiappa is publishing La Machosphère with Fayard. The essay examines the darker side of the internet – male supremacist forums, misogynistic influencers, coordinated online harassment campaigns, and degrading deepfakes – highlighting the many forms of organised hostility targeting women’s voices.
As the driving force behind France’s legislation on cyberbullying, Marlène Schiappa offers a clear-eyed analysis of these dynamics and what they reveal about the state of our democracies. The book raises pressing questions about our collective ability to uphold freedom of expression in the face of increasingly normalised forms of online abuse.