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Propaganda videos for young people: TikTok and the AfD

2020-10-22T22:10:09.478Z


The channels on which AfD videos are increasingly appearing are official. But the party says it has nothing to do with it. With a view to the general election, this could become a problem.


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This is what it looks like when the AfD wants to act young and diverse: people sit in a black armchair, different professions and places of origin are listed.

And in the end these people say they are in the AfD.

This little film can be found on the TikTok social network, where it has so far been clicked more than 160,000 times.

The clip with the AfD-friendly content looks like a campaign video, but TikTok doesn't actually allow it.

Actually.

At least not if someone pays for it.

The video is the most watched clip on the TikTok channel "btw2021".

The account looks dubious, looks like an official federal appearance: in the profile picture you can see black, red and gold election crosses, and the self-description says something about educational work and the federal election in 2021.

The logo seems to have been taken from the "Bundestag election 2021" website.

According to his own statements, it was designed by the operator of the site, Johannes Eva.

He also uses social media under this logo, he says, but does not operate a TikTok account.

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