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From symbols to memes: How far-right ideology can spread to Singapore from afar
Imagery circulated on the internet can be used by far-right extremists to amplify hate and recruit.
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Pepe the Frog teaches us that memes and symbols evolve rapidly, unpredictably and opportunistically as they spread on the internet.
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The rise of far-right radicalisation is an increasingly troubling trend, with Singapore recently reporting its third case of this in the last four years.
On Feb 10, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said it had detained an 18-year-old student radicalised on far-right extremist material
