Far right memes: undermining and far from recognizable

Far-right memes are hardly punishable, and online content management is also difficult, concludes the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCCS) in “Memes as an online weapon: An analysis of the use of memes by the far right”. Intentions and effects of far-right memes are difficult to demonstrate, but in the meantime they do contribute to the normalization of far-right ideology, (online) group and identity formation, and in an occasional case serve as a possible inspiration for violence. These undesirable developments can undermine the functioning of our democratic legal order and national security. It is therefore necessary to recognize far-right memes, understand their operation, and make our society more resilient against their effect.