TikTok is one of the most important entertainment, information and news platforms for the generation up to thirty years old in the Western world. The Chinese video app has redefined how so-called virality arises in social networks.
For content producers, TikTok offers reach, monetization and a relevance that is still drastically underestimated by most older people. In my opinion, the success of the AfD among young people on TikTok is a classic news replacement. The call for authoritarian leadership is surprisingly finding strong resonance in right-wing circles.