Escaping the Incelosphere

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Featured on an episode of the Tech Against Terrorism podcast to talk about exiting misogynist incel communities and the role of support-focused forums. 

Period11 Jul 2024

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  • TitleEscaping the Incelosphere
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletTech Against Terrorism
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date11/07/24
    DescriptionIn this week’s episode, we’re returning to the topic of incels to explore the online spaces aiming to help individuals leave this violent misogynistic community. We start by providing a refresher on incel ideology, but if you want a deep dive we recommend first listening to the episode linked below. This time, we focus on tools for deradicalisation, the benefits and limitations of support-focused Reddit forums like r/inceltears and r/incelexit, and consider why it is so difficult to leave the incelosphere.

    Archie Macfarlane is joined by Allysa Czerwinsky, a PhD candidate at the University of Manchester, who specialises in male supremacist communities online.
    URLhttps://podcast.techagainstterrorism.org/1684819/15385848-escaping-the-incelosphere
    PersonsAllysa Czerwinsky
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