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TikTok, the short video platform, has limited the reach of leading Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician Maximilian Krah. Krah, who is the far-right AfD’s lead candidate for the European elections in June, confirmed to dpa that the Chinese online firm had prevented his videos showing up for users who do not follow him. He also said TikTok had blocked five of his videos on the grounds that they contained “hate speech” and “hateful behaviour.” A company spokeswoman said the actions were due to repeated violations of the platform’s guidelines and that users have been informed that future video…

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