Real‑world men as radicalization antidote

When boys lack nearby adult male exemplars (fathers, male teachers, coaches, neighbors), online personalities that offer simplified, performative versions of masculinity are more likely to fill that social vacuum. Policy responses should therefore focus on rebuilding male‑presence institutions (recruiting male teachers/coaches, community mentoring programs, structured male caregiving supports) alongside platform interventions. — This reframes youth online‑radicalization policy from content moderation alone to a mixed strategy of strengthening local male role models and institutional capacity, with implications for education hiring, youth services and family policy.