re:publica 26: Fabian Grischkat – Wie man Rechte im Internet ärgert

How to Annoy the Right Wing Online “Flood the zone with shit”—with these five words, Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist, coined the phrase that defined Donald Trump’s communication style. But does a democratic and free society have to put up with every kind of shit? Fabian Grischkat, journalist and presenter, says a resounding no and shows which strategies we can all use to counter the autocratization of the digital sphere. “Flood TikTok with truth” is his counter-proposal, with which the 25-year-old reaches hundreds of thousands of people daily on social media. In 2025, Grischkat secured the trademark rights to the term “Pride Month,” which had previously been deliberately used by far-right actors. How do such campaigns succeed? What does he do differently as a news influencer compared to traditional journalists? And why shouldn’t we give up hope just yet? Speaker: Fabian Grischkat – https://re-publica.com/user/18790 Further information: https://re-publica.com/de/session/wie... All videos from #rp26:    • re:publica 2026: Never gonna give you up!   Mastodon: https://berlin.social/@republica Threads: https://www.threads.net/@re_publica Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/re-publica.com Instagram:   / re_publica   Facebook:   / republica   LinkedIn:   / re-publica   re:publica 26 – Never gonna give you up! https://re-publica.com #MediaAndPublicSpheres May 20, 2026 Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)