TikTok has more than 20 million German users. The federal government wants to appeal primarily to young people.
As long as TikTok does not follow the rules, does not protect young people from discrimination, and does not take back or combat disinformation, it is not a platform for the state. An expert explains what the Chancellor has to pay attention to on the channel..Olaf Scholz promised no dance videos. Nevertheless, there is criticism of the new TikTok appearance. The one-minute video about the Chancellor's black leather briefcase, which is with him everywhere, has 3.6 million views (as of April 18). Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit announced on April 8th that @TeamBundeskanzler wanted to provide information about the chancellor's work and provide a look behind the scenes of everyday government life. The government can be present on the platform and criticize it at the same time. "The wrong strategy," criticized Ataman on Sunday (April 14).