![]() Reddit has been clamping down on many of its communities over the last few years, taking down sections dedicated to far-right groups, “doxing” (sharing personal information without permission) and harassment. We strive to be a welcoming, open platform for all by trusting our users to maintain an environment that cultivates genuine conversation.” “Reddit is the home to some of the most authentic conversations online. As of November 7, r/Incels has been banned for violating this policy,” said a Reddit spokeswoman. “Communities focused on this content and users who post such content will be banned from the site. The community was banned this week after Reddit updated its site-wide policy to prohibit content that “encourages, glorifies, incites or calls for violence or physical harm against an individual or group of people”. Most can agree that women can be incel in some rare situations such as extreme disfigurement, but their numbers do not come close to male incels.” The group’s rules didn’t explicitly ban women, but state: “Those who continuously claim there are as many female incels in the same situation as male incels will receive a warning and then a ban. The poster asked how a woman who was drugged and raped by a random guy would start searching for their attacker. ![]() ![]() Vote 1 1 comment Best Add a Comment anviren 1 min. I think I need to talk to my doc as my meds aren’t seeming to cut it anymore. I hate panic attacks so I am really trying to avoid it. Last month a member asked for legal advice pretending to be a woman asking a “general question about how rapists get caught”. Panic mode today : r/Anxietyhelp by Unhappy-Wealth-8387 Panic mode today Having lots of panic and anxiety today. There are many examples, documented on a watchdog subreddit called IncelTears, where incels have condoned or advocated rape, or described it as a made-up construct. Yeah I thought this is some in a bathroom stall and the other person was on crutches or something. Members describe women as “femoids” and the men they have sex with as “chads”. “They are involuntarily celibate or ‘incel’.” However, popular posts from the last few months include ones titled “all women are sluts” “ proof that girls are nothing but trash that use men” and “reasons why women are the embodiment of evil”. The 40,000-strong ‘Incels’ community was nominally a “support group” for people who lack romantic relationships and sex.
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