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Social Media Accounts (TikTok, YouTube, X/Twitter) of the Candidates in the 2025 German Federal Election

Steup, Johannes Maximilian; Kielbassa, Pauline; Neumeier, Andreas
GESIS, Cologne. Data File Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/2862
Abstract: The research project, SPARTA (Social Media Analysis for Everyone), funded by dtec.bw (which is funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU), monitors the 2025 German federal election live as it unfolds on TikTok, YouTube and X/Twitter. Since November 7, 2024, the day the "traffic light" coalition collapsed, we have been collecting and analyzing all German-language posts and reposts on X (formerly Twitter) related to the federal elections. Simultaneously, we gather data from TikTok and YouTube, focusing on the accounts of political parties, including those of candidates and current members ... more
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License: CC BY 4.0: Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de)
Subject area: [Political Science [=] Mass Communication [=] Interpersonal Communication [=] Science of Communication]
Topics: election campaign | social media | twitter | political communication | mass communication | interpersonal communication | election to the Bundestag | nomination of candidates | electoral district | parliamentary election

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 2024-11; 2025-02
Geographic coverage: [Germany / DE]
Universe: All candidates in the 2025 German Federal Election
Sampling Procedure: Total Universe / Complete enumeration

Bibliographic information

Primärforschende, Institution: Steup, Johannes Maximilian; Universität der Bundeswehr München | Kielbassa, Pauline; Universität der Bundeswehr München | Neumeier, Andreas; Universität der Bundeswehr München | Riedl, Jasmin; Universität der Bundeswehr München
Publication year: 2025
Study number: SDN-10.7802-2862
Project funder: dtec.bw - Zentrum für Digitalisierungs- und Technologieforschung der Bundeswehr. dtec.bw wird durch die Europäische Union - NextGenerationEU gefördert.
Publisher: GESIS, Cologne

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/2862

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Steup, Johannes Maximilian, Kielbassa, Pauline, Neumeier, Andreas, & Riedl, Jasmin (2025). Social Media Accounts (TikTok, YouTube, X/Twitter) of the Candidates in the 2025 German Federal Election. GESIS, Cologne. Data File Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/2862.

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