Influence Without Metrics: Analyzing the Impact of Far-Right Users in an Online Discussion Forum
The study presented in this article explores the processes through which influence takes shape in eclectic online forums with few vanity metrics. Using a dataset of 7.5 million posts in the large Swedish online discussion forum Flashback , it explores who becomes influential, their strategies for ap...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-04-01
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Series: | Social Media + Society |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051211008831 |