Incel Ideology That Urges Followers to ‘Take the Red Pill’ Is on the Rise, Says UK Researcher

Exeter University academic says some incels are as young as 12 or 13

A fan cosplays as Morpheus from "The Matrix" during the 2018 New York Comic-Con at Javits Center, New York City, on Oct. 7, 2018. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

A British academic who has conducted the biggest study of incel ideology online says it is still growing and appears to be a backlash against feminism.

In recent weeks there have been an increasing number of articles in British media about incels, or involuntary celibates, partly linked to a focus on online misogyny following the arrest of influencer Andrew Tate in Romania.