TikTok likely contributed to record AfD vote share in German elections

Analysts suggest platform was 'extraordinarily influential'

Penny Horwood
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The far right AfD party achieved record breaking results in the recent German state elections and was the most popular party with voters aged 18 – 24 years. The degree to which TikTok influenced this outcome is under scrutiny.

Not only did the Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) achieve the best results of a far right party since WWII, coming first in the state of Thuringia and winning second place in Saxony, it was young ...

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