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PoliTok-DE

post_id string	is_political string	is_political_comment string	is_saxony_election string	is_saxony_election_comment string	is_intolerant string	is_intolerant_comment string	is_hedonic_entertainment string	is_hedonic_entertainment_comment string	is_eudaimonic_entertainment string	is_eudaimonic_entertainment_comment string	annotator_id int64
7387889516440309024	yes		no	kein klarer bezug zu sachsen (siehe auch hashtags)	no		yes		no		0
7388827240718404896	no		no		no		yes	metal concert	no		0
7389098451641945377	yes	bundestagsrette von afd abgeordnetem	no		no		no		no		0
7390452315007749408	yes		no		no		yes	militärische karikatur von söder	no		0
7390465958525144352	yes		no	von der leyen war mal niedersächsische ministerin, jetzt aber kein direkter bezug mehr zu sachsen	no	ggf. nicht ganz eindeutig, abneigung gegenüber politikerin wird ausgedrückt	yes	musik	no		0
7392712562774756641	yes		no	kein direkter bezug, aufkleben von parteistickern	no		yes		no		0
7393121875288657184	yes		yes		no	video is (to my interpretation) a critique of intolerant afd manifesto content	yes	music	no		0
7394018810874973472	yes		no		yes	manifested in the video description	yes		no		0
7394046259197119776	no		no		no		yes		no		0
7397070724583656736	yes		no	kein direkter bezug zu sachsen	yes	intoleranz gegenüber migranten	yes		no		0
7398889092672392481	yes		yes		no	geht um hautfarbe, aber im video wird nicht direkt intolerante haltung kommuniziert	no		no		0
7398964065592282401	yes		no	kein direkter bezug	yes	gegenüber kriegsflüchtlingen	yes		no		0
7399628569023974688	yes		no	kein direkter bezug	yes	grenzfall, politische ankündigung, z.B. verbunden mit intoleranten parteipositionen	yes		no		0
7399758300927003937	yes	video description	yes	video description	yes	1161 = antifa code, but I don't fully understand what the person is doing with his feet	yes		no		0
7400026348971887905	yes		no	björn höcke (thüringen, nicht sachsen)	no	lässt intoleranz basiernd auf beschreibung und video vermuten, m.e. aber nicht eindeutig genug	yes		no		0
7400034163446779168	yes		no		no		yes		no		0
7402358426703007009	yes		no	ramelow = thüringen, nicht sachsen	yes	signalisiert intoleranz gegenüber flüchtlingen	no		no		0
7402366833761783073	yes		no	kein direkter bezug zu sachsen	no	kein direkte intoleranz, nur positive haltung gegen über politikern die intoleranze programme verfolgen	yes		no		0
7403844589657869600	yes		no		no	"nur" deutliche haltung gegenüber regierung	yes		no		0
7404713388091182369	yes		yes		no		yes	blinkende warnleuchten	no		0
7406070761670118688	yes	parteihashtag	no		yes	schwieriger fall, intoleranz gegnüber "pädophilen", szenesymbole in videobeschreibung	yes		no		0
7407120169132117280	yes		no		no		yes		no		0
7407343427173502240	yes		no		yes	grenzfall, "zwischen den zeilen" wird ggf suggeriert, dass auto antifamenge überfahren soll	yes		no		0
7407408492715232545	yes		no	kein direkter bezug	no	nicht direkt	yes		no		0
7407425479264767265	yes		no	kein direkter bezug,	no		yes		no		0
7407747197103639840	yes		no		no		yes		no		0
7407874970795117856	yes		yes		no	inhalte sprechen eher für empörung gegenüber potenziell intoleranter person	yes	"oder so ähnlich" -> ironisch gemeint	no		0
7408532445294791969	yes		no	kein direkter bezug zu sachsen	yes	suggeriert starke abneigung gegenüber pol. partei, hashtags beinhalten beleidigung "bundestrottel"	yes		no		0
7408590697944665377	yes		no		no		yes		no		0
7408623255076064544	yes		yes	bezug zur landtagswahl in sachsen	no	nicht direkt, suggeriert aber wunsch nach regierungswechsel ("bye bye scholz")	yes		no		0
7387889516440309024	yes		no		no		yes		no		1
7388827240718404896	no		no		no		yes		yes	caption and hashtags refering to family, gotyourback etc	1
7389098451641945377	yes		yes	also concerns Sachsen (Lausitz, spree) but not directly	no		no	not sure, if heart emoji is enough?	no		1
7390452315007749408	yes		no		no		yes	the image?	no	is this thought-provoking?	1
7390465958525144352	yes		no		no		yes		no		1
7392712562774756641	yes		no		no		yes		no		1
7393121875288657184	yes		yes		no	Intolerance is likely being criticized here.	yes		yes	is this thought-provoking?	1
7394018810874973472	yes		no		no		yes		yes		1
7394046259197119776	yes	is this a political issue? Mention of the Landesamt	no		no		yes		no		1
7397070724583656736	yes		no		yes		no	not sure if blue heart is enough	yes		1
7387889516440309024	yes		no		no		yes	emojis, "joke"	no		2
7388827240718404896	no	not sure, band could be right winged, but did not find certain information	no		no	not sure, as band could be rightwinged, maybe rightwinged meaning behind "knucklehead" in caption? but no certain signs	yes	because of the visuals?	yes	because of the caption?	2
7389098451641945377	yes		no		no		no		yes	not sure, but flag of Germany? and some of the hashtags in the caption?	2
7390465958525144352	yes		no		no		yes	upbeat music, gif	no		2
7392712562774756641	yes		no		no		yes	upbeat music	yes	not sure, maybe because of putting up stickers for a "mutual goal"?	2
7393121875288657184	yes		yes		yes	not sure, but flag of Ns-Germany; person in the video criticizes the intolerant party program of the AfD, but reposted by someone who supports the program?	yes	sound, colors	no		2
7394018810874973472	yes		no		no		yes	not sure, emojis in caption?	yes	sound (music and maybe the spoken words?)	2
7394046259197119776	yes		no		no		yes	sound	no		2
7397070724583656736	yes		no		yes	not sure, but against migrants?	no		yes		2
7398889092672392481	yes		yes		no	not sure, against politicain, but not intolerant?	yes	because of on screen text, emojis in caption	no		2
7399628569023974688	yes		no		no		yes	gifs and humorous video clips	yes	sound, on screen text	2
7399758300927003937	yes	because of number in caption	no	not sure, because "ostdeutschland" in caption	no	not sure, if emoji or number in caption count as intolerant? was not able to find out, if the weared shoes have a meaning?	yes	sound	no		2
7400026348971887905	yes		no		yes	anti migrant attitude	no		yes	sound, on screen text	2
7402358426703007009	yes		no		yes	anti migrant attitude	yes	emoji, on screen text	no		2
7402366833761783073	yes		no		yes	not sure, but support of right winged politicians is expressed?	yes	not sure, fast-paced cuts?	yes	on screen text, sound seems to be more eudaimonic	2
7403844589657869600	yes		no		no		yes	upbeat music, emojis	yes	not sure, on screen text?	2
7404713388091182369	yes		no		yes	not sure, but old german font is used?	yes	gifs	no		2
7406070761670118688	yes		no		no	not sure, emojis in caption and on screen? but not enough?	no	not sure, emojis don't seem to be placed for a hedonic purpose?	yes	sound and on screen text	2
7407120169132117280	yes		no		yes	not sure, does it support the assassination?	yes	gif, up beat music	no		2
7407343427173502240	yes		no		yes	promotion of hostility	no		yes	not sure, but more eudaimonic than hedonic because of a "mutual goal" as a group against Antifa?	2
7407408492715232545	yes		no		no		no		yes	not sure, but layout of the video? german flag? look of the subtitle maybe more hedonic?	2
7407425479264767265	yes		no		no		yes	fast-paced cuts, sound	yes	visual elements combined with on screen text and sound	2
7407747197103639840	yes		no		no		no		yes	sound in the beginning	2
7407874970795117856	yes		yes		yes	anti migrant attitude	yes	on screen text	no		2
7408532445294791969	yes		no		no		yes	sound, visual effects etc	no		2
7408590697944665377	yes		no		no		yes	emojis, sound etc.	no		2
7408623255076064544	yes		no		no		no		yes	sound, caption	2
7409033816704044321	yes		no		no		no		yes	not sure, on screen text and spoken text?	2
7409045759615667489	yes		no		no		yes		no		2
7409404865417317665	yes		yes		no		no		yes		2
7410781839880768800	yes		no		no	i think it would count as incivility	yes	not sure, but hedonic because of the visuals/cutting style?	no		2
7410907641607621920	yes		no		no		yes		no		2
7413459157463911713	yes		yes		no		yes	not sure, but because of the sound?	no		2
7414077169816587553	yes		yes		yes	towards Ricarda Lang	yes		no		2
7414150286517783840	yes		yes		yes	combination of several cues: emojis, sound, caption, "Gender-Propaganda" and "JN (Junge Nationalisten)"	no		yes		2
7414294081691553057	yes		yes		no		yes	because of the sound and background, but doesn't match to the on screen text	no		2
7414403217066396960	yes		no		no		yes		no		2
7414543807229775136	no		no		no		no		yes		2
7398889092672392481	yes		yes		no	Account seems to be intolerant	no		no		1
7398964065592282401	yes		no		yes		no		yes		1
7399628569023974688	yes		no		no		yes		yes	the music might be eudaimonic?	1
7399758300927003937	yes		no		yes	anti-antifaschistische aktion = far right?	yes		no		1
7400026348971887905	yes		no		no	not sure if "enough"	yes		yes	thought provoking?	1
7400034163446779168	yes		no		no		no		yes		1
7402358426703007009	yes		no		no	intolerant against government?	no		yes		1
7402366833761783073	yes		no		no		yes		yes		1
7403844589657869600	yes		no		no	again: is this intolerance against government?	yes		no		1
7404713388091182369	yes		no		no		yes		yes		1
7406070761670118688	yes		no		no	user and username intolerant	yes		no		1
7407120169132117280	yes		no		no		yes		yes		1
7407343427173502240	yes		no		yes		no		yes		1
7407408492715232545	yes		no		no		no		yes		1
7407425479264767265	yes		no		no		yes		yes		1
7407747197103639840	yes		no		no	Intention not clear	no		no		1
7407874970795117856	yes		yes		yes	ausländer raus?	no		no		1
7408532445294791969	yes		no		no	is grüneweg intolerant?	yes		no		1
7408590697944665377	yes		no		no		yes		no		1
7408623255076064544	yes		yes		no	not clearly intolerant	yes		yes	wachtauf	1
7409033816704044321	yes		no		no		no		no		1
7409045759615667489	yes		no		no		yes		no		1

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PoliTok-DE

A Multimodal Dataset of Political TikToks and Deletions From Germany.

Paper: PoliTok-DE: A Multimodal Dataset of Political TikToks and Deletions From Germany

Authors: Tomas Ruiz, Andreas Nanz, Ursula Kristin Schmid, Carsten Schwemmer, Yannis Theocharis, Diana Rieger

Dataset Description

This corpus contains multimodal data (video, audio, images, text) from TikTok posts related to the 2024 Saxony state election in Germany (July 1 – November 30, 2024). It includes over 195,000 posts, with more than 18,000 (17.3%) subsequently deleted from the platform.

Posts were identified through the TikTok Research API, with supplementary web scraping to obtain complete multimodal media and metadata.

Intended Uses

Research on intolerance and political communication patterns
Platform deletion policies and their implications
Multimodal analysis of political content on social media

Dataset Access

This repository contains post IDs. Full content can be hydrated using the provided code. Access to deleted content requires approval for research purposes.

Hydration Code

The script hydrate.py must be in the same directory as the politok-de.parquet file. It will scrape the posts from the TikTok Website, and create for each post:

A video or image + audio file in the media/ directory.
An entry in the media_progress.csv file, stating if the post was successfully scraped.
An entry with post metadata in the media_metadata.csv file, only if the post was successfully scraped.

Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Run the script:

python hydrate.py

Note: To interrupt the script, you might need to press Ctrl+C multiple times due to the concurrent nature of the scraping code.

Citation

@article{ruiz2025politok,
  title={PoliTok-DE: A Multimodal Dataset of Political TikToks and Deletions From Germany},
  author={Ruiz, Tomas and Nanz, Andreas and Schmid, Ursula Kristin and Schwemmer, Carsten and Theocharis, Yannis and Rieger, Diana},
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.15860},
  year={2025}
}

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Paper for tomasruiz/PoliTok-DE

PoliTok-DE: A Multimodal Dataset of Political TikToks and Deletions From Germany

Paper • 2509.15860 • Published Sep 19, 2025