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The alternative influence network (AIN) of far-right YouTubers in Sweden: Connectivity and hybridisation of online extremism during the Covid-19 pandemic Cover

The alternative influence network (AIN) of far-right YouTubers in Sweden: Connectivity and hybridisation of online extremism during the Covid-19 pandemic

Open Access
|May 2026

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Figure 1

Network of guest appearances

Comments: 151 nodes and 228 directed links.

Layout: Forced (Yufan Hu Proportional), used to highlight clusters of collaborators.

Node size = in-degree (number of actors that have appeared on this channel).

Edge weight = frequency of appearances for each guest–host pairing.

Edge direction A B = A is a guest on B’s channel.

Colour = actor type.

Figure 2

Network of hyperlinks

Comments: 294 nodes and 557 directed links.

Layout: Circle-pack, used to highlight targets of hyperlinking.

Node size = in-degree (number of actors linking to this node).

Edge weight = number of links for each source-target pairing.

Edge direction A B = A links to B.

Colour = actor type.

Figure 3

Network of in-video mentions

Comments: 156 nodes and 334 directed links.

Layout: Forced (Yufan Hu Proportional)

Node size = in-degree (number of actors mentioning this node).

Edge weight = number of times the source mentions the target.

Edge direction A B = A mentions B.

Colour = actor type.

Figure 4

Influencer using standardised thumbnails with a consistent graphic profile

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2026-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2001-5119 | Journal ISSN: 1403-1108
Language: English
Page range: 13 - 37
Published on: May 15, 2026
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Tina Askanius, Jullietta Stoencheva, Hernan Mondani, published by University of Gothenburg Nordicom
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.