There are several examples of how old images of politicians appeared much later and caused controversy.
On Monday evening, a picture was published of Sweden's current Minister of Civil Affairs in her teens, where she makes a gesture that could be interpreted as a Nazi salute.
Alexandra Hernadi at the organization Företagarna is an expert in political communication and opinion formation.
She believes that the younger generation is better at managing their footprints in the form of pictures and statements - even though they are constantly documented in a way that previous generations did not.
- Even the digital past will follow - and young people today know that.
The point may not be what you have done but how you relate to it, she says.
Can discourage young people
Billy McCormac believes that scandals surrounding old images can affect the willingness to get involved.
- I think that everyone can think back on something that they do not want to be the subject of the public - and it is clear that it can have a deterrent effect, he says.
However, he points out that there is a difference between embarrassing images and expressing intolerance.
- If you have said something racist or sexist, you have to take the consequences of it.
But I think young people are asking themselves the question of whether political power is worth the hatred one is allowed to take.
Hear how the political strategists believe the politics and the future politicians will develop in the clip above.