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Imran Ahmed

Founder and Chief Executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate

Center for Countering Digital Hate

Imran Ahmed, founder and chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate

January 13, 2023

We were one of the first organisations to help expose Andrew Tate’s use of social media to turn hatred of women into a profitable business. We had hoped to break his lucrative relationships with the platforms.

But while the subsequent coverage exposed Tate and damaged his business, it also reinforced his status as a cultural figure, and sparked endless speculation about what his rise tells us about a new generation of young men and their views of women.