The online presence of incels, or involuntary celibates, has been an increasing security concern for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in recent years, given that self-identified incels – ...
A man who killed five people in a shooting in Plymouth spoke about "incels" in videos he posted online in the weeks before going on his deadly rampage. Jake Davison's victims included three-year-old ...
TORONTO, Canada -- In a cryptic Facebook post, Alek Minassian used a phrase associated with anger toward women before he allegedly drove a van down a sidewalk in Toronto, killing at least 10 people.
The term “incel” is everywhere. What was once a niche piece of internet slang now populates international headlines and is a frequent topic in discussions about gender, misogyny, violence and ...
What once described an isolated internet subculture is now used as shorthand for any expression of male resentment. If you’ve been on the internet within the past few years, chances are you’ve ...
Jake Davison, the 22-year-old man who shot dead five people in the English city of Plymouth on Thursday, made repeated misogynist remarks on social media that echoed the ideology of “incel,” a ...
In the quiet corners of the internet, an unlikely brotherhood has formed. They call themselves incels—short for “involuntarily celibate”—and their forums hum with the voices of young men who believe ...
Move over, terrorists! There is a new bad guy in town. The U.K. government program Prevent will for the first time consider “extreme misogyny” in its work “to combat the radicalisation of young men ...
It reads like the opening of a dystopian novel: "The Incel Rebellion has already begun!" The mysterious line actually comes from a message police say the alleged Toronto killer posted on Facebook ...
In recent years, the term “incel”—short for involuntary celibate—has become a fixture in public discourse, almost exclusively associated with men. The male incel subculture is frequently linked to ...
Netflix’s limited series Adolescence has captivated viewers this past weekend with the story of a 13-year-old boy accused of murder and linked to the manosphere. The viewing figures aren’t out yet, ...