At the onset of the global pandemic, the UK’s Cambridge Cybercrime Centre observed a significant increase in murderous fantasies expressed online within the incel community. An ‘incel’ is a member of an online subculture of people who define themselves as unable to get a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one. The level of online activity, as well as the tone, had grown increasingly threatening. Fortunately, that level of violent ideation settled down over time but now has resurfacin
