Social media harnessed by the far right (Racist and xenophobic people)

"Racist and xenophobic people took over first because they had not been allowed into mainstream media," said Arash Mokhtari, a project manager at Quick Response, a Swedish group monitoring media coverage of migrants.

"Before, they resorted to leaflets but by now they've become very media-savvy, they are very present in blogs and commentary sections," he said.  - Al Jazeera English