Perhaps many parents can relate to not having a complete picture of what their children are doing on social media
Sweden's migration minister says he will not resign after it was revealed his teenage son has links to white supremacist groups.
Johan Forssell confirmed that the person named by the anti-racism watchdog Expo recently as being a "close relative" of an unnamed minister and "active in the far right" was his 16-year-old son. Forssell said he had not known about his son's activities until he was contacted by the country's security service a few weeks ago and that he had followed all proper protocol.
"Perhaps many parents can relate to not having a complete picture of what their children are doing on social media," he added.
Forssell's comments came after Expo said last week that the close relative of a government minister had "collaborated" with a member of the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) group.
Expo also said that the relative had been involved with two other extremist groups - allegedly recruiting members into one of them.
Magnus Ranstorp, a veteran terrorism researcher and associate professor at the Swedish Defence University, said the groups the teenager was involved in have become more sophisticated at recruiting young people online.
Forssell - who has been openly critical of political extremism and an advocate of greater parental responsibility when it comes to youth involved in crime.
He said he and his wife had had "long and important conversations" with their son, who has now "cut off contact and is deeply remorseful".
Dr Ranstorp, who has been involved in many security threat assessments, said the activities of Forssell's son could have potentially become a security issue if they had progressed, but cautioned that they had not.
He added that the safety of the young man - whose identity has been revealed online - and the right to freedom of expression should also be taken into consideration.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says he "continues to have confidence" in his minister.
However, Forssell and the wider Swedish centre-right minority government are facing accusations of double standards and of turning a blind eye when it comes to countering extremism.
The opposition Left Party said that it would summon the minister before a parliamentary committee once lawmakers return from the summer break.
Kristersson's government has been in power since 2022 and has faced a backlash for working with the Sweden Democrats (SD) - a radical anti-immigration party that was founded by Nazi sympathisers.
