Are AI-generated fruit dramas linked to manosphere ideas?

Let us introduce you to the bizarre world of AI-generated “fruit dramas”.

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If you’ve managed to avoid this corner of the internet, millions are watching cartoon strawberries, bananas and avocados fall in and out of love online.

But beneath the absurdity, critics say these viral videos are recycling old sexist tropes for a new algorithmic age.

We’ve been speaking to one of the creators behind the trend, which critics call an extension of the manosphere.

Reporter: Minnie Stephenson
Producer: Isaine Blatry
Cameraman: Stephen Hird
Graphic designer: Ian Watkins
Editor: Katie Brown

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