Sarah Grisham<p>‘Incel’ accounts using self-improvement language to avoid <a href="https://union.place/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> bans – study</p><p>Misogynist ideas being normalised as accounts rebrand, with focus on ‘Sub5s’ and ‘looksmaxxing’, say researchers </p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/incels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incels</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/manosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manosphere</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/29/incel-accounts-using-self-improvement-language-to-avoid-tiktok-bans-study" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/202</span><span class="invisible">5/mar/29/incel-accounts-using-self-improvement-language-to-avoid-tiktok-bans-study</span></a></p>