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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Mark Townsend Home Affairs Editor

Experts fear rising global ‘incel’ culture could provoke terrorism

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Online algorithms are pushing young boys towards right-wing ideology. Photograph: MBI/Alamy

Almost 1,000 references to dehumanising misogyny or violent action are recorded each day in the “incelosphere” as the toxicity of male supremacist content continues to intensify.

Analysis of the incel movement found that online references to inflicting violence and extremely degrading language on dedicated incel forums are running eight times higher than in 2016, when researchers first began tracking misogynist content on the internet.

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