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In November 2019, the site was shut down, and then was re-opened in late December under original ownership and without Zesto. | In November 2019, the site was shut down, and then was re-opened in late December under original ownership and without Zesto. | ||
===Board restoration=== | ===Board restoration=== | ||
After [[Zesto]]'s failed coup attempt, Lookism was restored in December 2019 and users moved back to [[Lookism.net]]. One of the admins stated he had backups of deleted Lookism content, but personal IRL issues had prevented him from restoring the forum earlier. <br>In 2020 Lookism stopped using the free forum | After [[Zesto]]'s failed coup attempt, Lookism was restored in December 2019 and users moved back to [[Lookism.net]]. One of the admins stated he had backups of deleted Lookism content, but personal IRL issues had prevented him from restoring the forum earlier. <br>In 2020 Lookism stopped using the free forum Software MyBB and started using the propietary software [[Xenforo]]. | ||
==PSL and Inceldom== | ==PSL and Inceldom== | ||
Even if PSL forums are not self-described incel communities, a big amount of users is affected by inceldom. According to a 2018 poll, 37% of Lookism.net users were virgin, while according to a recent [[Looksmax.me]] poll, 60% of users are virgin. | Even if PSL forums are not self-described incel communities, a big amount of users is affected by inceldom. According to a 2018 poll, 37% of Lookism.net users were virgin, while according to a recent [[Looksmax.me]] poll, 60% of users are virgin. | ||