Far right using social media in raising funds

Nahla Abdelmonem

Far-right groups work hard to find ways to bankroll their activities, using loopholes in the law in their different countries.

This financing is extremely important, especially with these groups asking their members to buy special clothes and accessories that reflect their own ideology and beliefs.

The members of far-right groups buy these clothes and accessories from stores owned by the groups themselves.

These groups finance their activities from the sale of these items. They also raise funds by forcing their members to pay a regular subscription fee as well as donations.

According to Site Intelligence Group, far-right organizations commit their members to buying the required clothes and accessories from the shops these organizations own.

The same organizations use funds generated from these sales in expanding their activities and drawing in new members.

The research center, Soufan Group, said in a research paper dated September 2019 that far-right organizations raise funds by selling shirts and clothes via specific internet sites with the aim of guaranteeing the necessary income.

Social media

The group said social media gives far-right organizations the chance to raise funds.

It added that these organizations use social media sites in raising funds from their members and the selling of clothes.

The group noted that donations are an important source of income for these organizations which utilize social media in collecting these donations.