A Diachronic Cross-Platforms Analysis of Violent Extremist Language in the Incel Online Ecosystem

The emergence and growth of incel subculture online has triggered a considerable body of research to date, most of which analyzing its worldview or mapping its position and connections within the broader manosphere. While this research has considerably enhanced our understanding of the incel phenome...

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Authors: Baele, Stephane (Author) ; Brace, Lewys (Author) ; Ging, Debbie 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2024, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 382–405
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Keywords:
ecosystem
Extremism
incelosphere
incels
Incel

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