Table 4.
Most important channels in the main downstream, core and upstream clusters for the network in Fig. 6 corresponding to the period March 2020 to Dec. 2020
| Size rank | Top channels in downstream communities |
|---|---|
| 1 () | newspanopticon, SidneyPowell1, The_Duran, eQsynews, realdonaldtrump, leegarrettupdates, Breitbart, The_Library_II, ProudBoysOfficial, felixrex, yellowvest, patriotictalk*, TrTalkChris, JoleneBuntingUK, nationisviribus, forbiddenbookclub, Altnewsnetwork, project_veritas, zerohedge, WhiteHouse |
| 2 () | marochkolive, kremlin_mother_expert, Uzynqulaq, tass_agency, uranews, rucriminalinfo, crimeainform, ykt2100, emphasises, borusio |
| 5 | r_interestingasfuck, just_hmmm, rfurryirl, r_imaginary_network, r_movies, MemeArea, r_rupaulsdragrace, r_evilbuildings, r_porn, R_Blursedimages |
| Size rank | Top channels in core communities |
|---|---|
| 3 () | therealityreport, vinniesullivan, exposingculturalmarxism, usvoterfraud, TRRMEDIA, RealVincentJames, UKSTREETCRIME, Liberal_Maniacal_Psychosis_Arc, luketrrcage, politicsdebate*, AlSangmoore, westcoastintel, WesternHeritage, BellumActaNews, therightwinggroup*, trrchat*, OKGroomerMunitionsFactory, AntifaPublicWatch, vinniesullivanchat*, jamesgoddard89 |
| 4 () | bbbreaking, rt_russian, rian_ru, russica2, kremlebezBashennik, dimsmirnov175, kaktovottak, sputniklive, sashakots, master_pera |
| 6 | r_WikiLeaks, COMPLETE_ANARCHY, r_mapporn, r_channels*, reddit2telegram, admeme, r_Damnthatsinteresting, r_privacy, programmer_humor, tyingherhairup |
| Size rank | Top channels in upstream communities |
|---|---|
| 9 () | steetcrimechat*, donaldtrumpchat*, aviyeminichats*, FuckYourFeels*, fitinorfuckoff*, magafirstnews*, ResistMarxismPublic*, RDBAthiests*, TrumpTime, socialismbar*, x22chat*, ###, TheVaultVids*, GFR_Henderson, LeHumbleKekVerse*, PatrioticGroupChat*, catholicwignat*, AnarchoCapitalism*, NEWSWORTHY1*, students4trump* |
| 15 | YouHaveToKnow, Right_Europe*, firstnose, HaghNewss, Tellmama, NavalAcademy*, forgeeks, alsyasehnews, Aramcaramba |
We give the top channels ranked by their in-Katz centrality for channels in the downstream and core clusters and ranked by their out-Katz centrality in the upstream clusters. We show the top 20 channels, sorted according to their Katz score, in communities linked to the UK and US far-right and the top 10 channels in other communities. Channels marked with an asterisk correspond to group chats while the other ones correspond to broadcast channels