The TikTok-Army of the AfD
Synopsis
The AfD is clearly the strongest force on TikTok. Its official account has far more followers than those of the other major German parties combined. 14 to 19-year-olds are the main users of the social media platform TikTok, followed by those aged 20 and over. That is why the AfD is particularly popular with young voters there. How does the political party manage this? And what does this mean for the upcoming early federal election in February 2025? For the documentary, the team of authors researched undercover, created numerous fake accounts and delved deep into the bubble of AfD supporters. A dark world in which even official AfD party representatives flood TikTok with massive amounts of content and in which their right-wing extremist and anti-constitutional messages reach millions of young people. The AfD has understood how to use the time that young people statistically spend on TikTok per day for their indoctrination. And that could have fatal consequences.
Where to watch
Not currently available to stream in United States.
Top cast
Simon T. Roden
Self - Narrator (voice)
Ruben Rupp
Self - Interviewee
Kimberly Nicolaus
Self - Interviewee
Till Eckert
Self - Interviewee
Patrick Kolek
Self - Interviewee
Roman Dobrokhotov
Self - Interviewee
Felix W. Zimmermann
Self - Interviewee
Alice Weidel
Self (archive footage)
Tino Chrupalla
Self (archive footage)
Maximilian Krah
Self (archive footage)