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Yep, the same things happen here in Lithuania which is super sad.
I guess my main surprise from all of this is that none of the people in my circle were aware of that nazi political party and connotation with them yet pretty much everyone knows what "Svoboda" means.
And here it seems people have heard of this nazi political party but not everyone knows what the word means. Illustrates the different information bubbles we live in - and probably different ways Russian propaganda works?
I've got in touch with that friend of mine and he got hella stressed because he shared that thing everywhere (and obviously put in tons of work).
He wasn't aware of those nazis as well, of course.
dau
In this situation it unfortunately comes loaded with context. I agree with @snottyotter - they shouldn't get to own it - but the far right spend a lot of effort on loading otherwise innocuous terms with their own meaning for a variety of reasons, and simply ploughing on with using the term 'your own way' is one of the ways that this can benefit them, since it can create the impression that they have broader support than they actually do. I've not got all the answers on that front, for sure.