“Incels” are an online community of mostly young men, some of whom promote violent hatred of women. In the online world, violent extremism is evolving in ever more fluid ways — with fatal consequences in the real world.
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00:00 - How the internet is changing violent extremism
01:10 - The radicalisation superhighway
02:50 - The myth of the lone wolf
03:47 - Incels, QAnon and the digital sphere
04:20 - Violent subcultures and niche communities
05:31 - Alt-right and far right groups
07:30 - Instant, endless misinformation
07:59 - Andrew Tate and the normalisation of hate
09:15 - AdTech, interception and prevention
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