According to a 2022 report, 16 percent of posts on the largest dedicated incel forum included misogynistic slurs, whilst one in twenty posts on the forum contained racist or antisemitic slurs. Additionally, three percent of all posts contained offensive homophobic slurs. On average, hate speech of some form was present in 21 percent of all postings on the incel forum.
Share of posts on the largest dedicated incel internet forum that include offensive slurs worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022
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Center for Countering Digital Hate. (September 23, 2022). Share of posts on the largest dedicated incel internet forum that include offensive slurs worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345126/share-of-posts-on-biggest-global-incel-forum-include-slurs/
Center for Countering Digital Hate. "Share of posts on the largest dedicated incel internet forum that include offensive slurs worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022." Chart. September 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345126/share-of-posts-on-biggest-global-incel-forum-include-slurs/
Center for Countering Digital Hate. (2022). Share of posts on the largest dedicated incel internet forum that include offensive slurs worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345126/share-of-posts-on-biggest-global-incel-forum-include-slurs/
Center for Countering Digital Hate. "Share of Posts on The Largest Dedicated Incel Internet Forum That Include Offensive Slurs Worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345126/share-of-posts-on-biggest-global-incel-forum-include-slurs/
Center for Countering Digital Hate, Share of posts on the largest dedicated incel internet forum that include offensive slurs worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345126/share-of-posts-on-biggest-global-incel-forum-include-slurs/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of posts on the largest dedicated incel internet forum that include offensive slurs worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022 [Graph], Center for Countering Digital Hate, September 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345126/share-of-posts-on-biggest-global-incel-forum-include-slurs/
