TORONTO — A message allegedly posted by the accused in Toronto’s deadly van attack is shedding light on a mostly male online community that an expert says endorses violent rhetoric against women. Police have said they are looking into a “cryptic” message posted on Alek Minassian’s Facebook profile minutes before pedestrians were mowed down on a northern stretch of Yonge Street. Facebook has said it deleted the account associated with the widely circulated post, which refers to involuntary celibacy, often shortened to “incel.”“The Incel Rebellion has already begun!” the post declared. Ryan Duquette, of the Toronto-based digital forensics consulting firm Hexigent, said it’s not clear who accessed the account when the message was posted based on the information that’s publicly available. Police said a 14th attempted murder charge would be laid following further investigation.

Source: National Post April 25, 2018 20:26 UTC