Nordicom Review 47 (S1) 2026

Extremism on Social Media: Nordic Perspectives

Mikkel Bækby Johansen
, 
Line Nybro Petersen
 (Eds.)
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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This article is funded by the European Union under project ID 101095290. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or Horizon Europe. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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Name: Nordicom Review
Year established: 1980
Subject area: Social Sciences/Communication
Language: English
Format: Digital-only Diamond Open Access
eISSN: 2001-5119
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