Former 'involuntary celibate' lifts lid on the online underworld

An 'ex-incel' has shone a light on the sinister world of involuntary celibates and their cryptic online language.

A 23-year-old from has lifted the lid on incel ideology which, in its simplest form, refers to people unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite wanting one.

Yet recently, incels have become more known as violent extremists, with the term made famous following a number of mass murders including the 2014 committed by Elliot Rodger, and the UK's Plymouth gun attack in 2021.

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