Incel began as a term for the ache of not being chosen —an ache that, for many young men, has become defining. The birth of 'incel' In the late 1990s, a Canadian woman known only as Alana created ...

A new study carried out by cybercrime and gender experts at the University of Portsmouth has revealed that incel social media accounts are rebranding to bypass bans and appeal to wider audiences on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jake Davison made YouTube videos for the 'incel' community before shooting five people in Plymouth then turning the gun on himself ...

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 ...

This excerpt from Adam Aleksic’s Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language has been abridged for online publication. The book is out on July 15th. The modern-­day incel is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In “Adolescence,” there are no clear answers for why 13-year-old Jamie (Owen Cooper) murdered a female classmate. Yet in the final ...

Incels are often associated with violent acts of misogyny or depicted as pathetic targets of humor. Having treated a number of self-described incels who had been convicted of sex crimes, I’d like to ...

“Incel” is a portmanteau of “involuntary” and “celibate.” Over the past decade, the once-fringe community has gained prominence in popular culture, largely through the vector of online influencers ...

Louis Theroux has opened up about his personal past while discussing his latest documentary exploring online masculinity culture. The filmmaker said he can relate to some of the emotions expressed by ...

Imagine a young man whose voice has been worn down by years of feeling invisible. Plain, numb and bitter, the “incel” tries to explain the kind of hopelessness most of us would rather not confront: I ...