"How Toxic Influencers Like Hamza Ahmed Lured Me into Extreme 100-Day Sex 'Tests' and 'Looksmaxxing' Schools"

Table of Contents

1. Lonely Teenager Sam
2. Down the Rabbit Hole
3. ‘Red Pill’ Brainwashing
4. 100-Day ‘Challenge’
5. 5 Ways Parents Can Protect Children Online

LONELY teenager Sam was just 13 when he became entangled in the harmful online realm of the ‘manosphere’, where toxic figures like Andrew Tate promote distorted views about women.

By the time he reached 16, he had dropped out of school to fully commit to a perilous ideology, where cult-like organizations charge hundreds of pounds for subscription-based training programs and endorse bizarre sexual challenges they claim will transform their followers into ‘real men’.

Hamza Ahmed sells subscriptions for up to £770Credit: instagram/cultleaderhamza Disturbing influencers like Andrew Tate are idolized in the ‘manosphere’ James Blake shares his experience with Tate’s harmful teachingsCredit: Supplied The dark online subculture gained attention following the Netflix drama AdolescenceCredit: AP

Sam is just one among thousands of young British boys being lured in by greedy social media personalities who promote harmful theories suggesting that women threaten masculinity, are untrustworthy, and only seek relationships with wealthy, attractive men.

Some even advocate abstaining from ejaculation to supposedly enhance their strength.

This murky online underworld is familiar to journalist James Blake, who has investigated the manosphere in a new documentary. He tells The Sun how he too was drawn into the orbit of such disturbing figures like Tate when his own relationship fell apart.

These harmful influencers advocate the notion that feminism has gone too far, that men are losing job opportunities to women, and that women would prefer being homemakers and raising children over pursuing careers.

Despite his young age, Sam has already been indoctrinated into believing that women should remain at home.

In the documentary Men of the Manosphere, he tells James, “For most women, when they are compelled to follow the same path as men—studying, getting jobs, and providing for themselves—it detracts from their true femininity.

“They are indoctrinated into thinking they must become lawyers or doctors, even if they don't desire that.

“In today's system, with school and everyone assigned the same jobs, I believe it makes women unhappy.”

Harmful content promotes the concept of ‘looksmaxxing’—encouraging men to date multiple women if they are willing to improve themselves through rigorous workouts, wealth accumulation, and lavish lifestyles.

Sam shares with producers that he posted his first ‘self-improvement’ video at the age of 14, which led to ridicule from his peers at school.

He reflected, “I felt incredibly lonely. I don’t have any real-life friends anymore.”

Sam and his online community follow British YouTuber Hamza Ahmed, who has 248,000 followers.

He offers controversial advice on dating and self-improvement, asserting that men are ‘more feminine than ever’ and that women desire ‘masculine’ men.

He charges as much as £770 for a lifetime subscription to videos on becoming a content creator, with his online community, known as Adonis School, claiming to assist followers in becoming “top 1 percent men.”

By the documentary's conclusion, however, Sam has distanced himself from Ahmed’s harmful ideology.

Down the Rabbit Hole

Disgraced influencer Tate serves as the emblem of the misogynistic manosphere, with a significant following in schools and among young people.

The repercussions can be genuinely dangerous, as evidenced in the trial of triple murderer Kyle Clifford, where it was revealed that the crossbow-wielding coward was influenced by the 38-year-old’s deranged online tirades .

Presenter James recounts his own brief engagement with the manosphere after separating from his girlfriend of five years.

He began sharing sexist content created by influencers for a short time around four years ago, which provided him unique insight into this online world.

James shared with The Sun, “After my breakup, I stumbled upon this type of content, which the algorithm kept serving to me.

“At that time, it resonated with