The Most Dangerous Lie on the Internet - YouTube
In this video, Taylor Lorenz (an outspoken defender of free speech, and an opponent of censorship) critically examines a viral CNN investigation alleging that 62 million men worldwide attended an "online rape academy" teaching how to drug and assault women.
The video highlights how the actual facts reveal a much smaller, disconnected group chatting on Telegram about illegal acts (i.e. not a massive, organized online academy) and how far-right Christian nationalist activists manipulated narratives surrounding adult content to push for authoritarian censorship laws, including repealing Section 230.
The discussion emphasizes the real systemic issues around sexual violence, and warns against conflating consensual adult content with criminal behavior.