According to a report conducted throughout 2021 and the first half of 2022, 89 percent of users of the largest dedicated incel internet forum who commented on posts about rape backed the original post, demonstrating their support. Overall, five percent of users were against rape for moral reasoning, and five percent were against for non-moral reasoning.
Share of users of the largest dedicated incel internet forum in support of rape worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022
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Center for Countering Digital Hate. (September 23, 2022). Share of users of the largest dedicated incel internet forum in support of rape worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345809/users-of-largest-global-incel-forum-on-rape-2022/
Center for Countering Digital Hate. "Share of users of the largest dedicated incel internet forum in support of rape worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022." Chart. September 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345809/users-of-largest-global-incel-forum-on-rape-2022/
Center for Countering Digital Hate. (2022). Share of users of the largest dedicated incel internet forum in support of rape worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345809/users-of-largest-global-incel-forum-on-rape-2022/
Center for Countering Digital Hate. "Share of Users of The Largest Dedicated Incel Internet Forum in Support of Rape Worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345809/users-of-largest-global-incel-forum-on-rape-2022/
Center for Countering Digital Hate, Share of users of the largest dedicated incel internet forum in support of rape worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345809/users-of-largest-global-incel-forum-on-rape-2022/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Share of users of the largest dedicated incel internet forum in support of rape worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022 [Graph], Center for Countering Digital Hate, September 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345809/users-of-largest-global-incel-forum-on-rape-2022/