Fig 8. Changes in the channel/group positions by authority and hub score by month.

To make the figure easier to interpret for those not familiar with individual Telegram channels and groups as well as to protect the identities of the most influential sources in light of the National Security Law, we report source types instead of particular source names. The classification of the types was done manually by one of the authors who is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin and is highly familiar with the local context due to the focus of their research.