A number of online communities and social media influencers engage in misogynistic rhetoric. Incels — short for involuntary celibates — are one of these communities.
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Efforts to disrupt online misogyny need to focus on stopping online forums from becoming misogynistic echo-chambers.
Andrew Tate’s use of social media might make his messaging sound novel, but in reality, it is the same anti-woman rhetoric of past misogynists.
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Luc Cousineau, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Online personalities like Andrew Tate are using social media to amplify their misogynist and anti-woman rhetoric. Social media companies deplatforming them can cut them off from followers and revenue.
We are going to see more and more writing about incels as some continue to commit acts of violent misogyny. But how people write about them matters.
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