China’s TikTok ticks voter reach box for Europe’s politicians, despite concerns

As she walks through a courtyard in front of the European Parliament, lawmaker Hannah Neumann is talking in brisk German into a small microphone about “hate speech” and “right-wing extremism”.

“Not a millimetre of space for right-wing ideas. Also on TikTok!” reads the caption of her first video, which garnered almost 2,000 likes and more than 500 comments on the Chinese-owned social media platform.