Expression, Spread and Governance of Misogynistic and Anti-Feminist Discourse on Social Media

Abstract

Misogynistic and anti-feminist discourse finds in social media a medium that is both large-scale mass communication and intimate peer network, as well as have been amplified by the amplification logic of algorithmic recommendation systems. Based on the examination of how this kind of discourse is expressed, disseminated and regulated across major social media platforms through application of Foucault's Discourse Theory, digital misogyny studies and platform-politics paradigm respectively. The following three interrelated arguments are developed as follows: First, Online misogynistic discourse exists along a continuous spectrum from direct harassment to subtle ideological infiltration; The second is that algorithm-based recommender Systems and the dynamic formation mechanisms of communities actively strengthen Anti-feminist information by exceeding individual users' actions; Third, current governance response measures - platform content moderation, legal framework system, Counter-discussion Strategies have structural flaws making it difficult to effectively address the systemic aspects of this issue. Based on this research, the following conclusions have been reached in relation to platform liability, feminist digital activism, etc., under the framework of political discussion online.