The analysis explores how far-right Telegram channels instrumentalise opposition to the Rio Tinto project and lithium mining in Serbia to amplify their pre-existing nationalist and anti-Western narratives.

The contemporary information environment has redefined the ecosystem of extremist groups, shifting them significantly towards online engagement.

This case study analyses the role of the Telegram channel “BUNT je stanje duha” (“REBELLION is a State of Mind”) in the discursive reshaping of student protests in Serbia.