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Explore a comprehensive data investigation into over 4,500 German-speaking right-wing accounts on Instagram. Delve into network analyses and text data mining that formed the basis of a five-part article series, mapping and analyzing the activities and connections of the New Right on the platform. Learn how Instagram, one of the world's most popular apps with over 20 million German users, is being strategically utilized by the New Right to recruit young people. Discover how a team of journalists and data scientists uncovered the mechanisms used by right-wing influencers and organizations on the platform. Gain insights into the world of emoji combinations serving as Reich flags, seemingly harmless hashtags like #heimatverliebt, and AfD politicians posing for right-wing fashion labels. Examine the extensive dataset collected from over 4,500 right-wing Instagram accounts, including more than 330,000 connections between accounts and 830,000 posts. Uncover stories about young women as key actors, the scene's codes and memes, and the significance of certain subcultures within the right-wing movement on Instagram.