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MODERATEEUAdded 2024-04-01
Anna-Lena von Hodenberg
Chief Executive Officer
HateAid (Germany)
Freedom Threat Index60%
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Profile
Leads HateAid, a Berlin-based NGO that provides legal support to targets of online abuse and advocates for platform regulation in Germany and at the EU level. HateAid has been a prominent voice pushing for strict enforcement of Germany's NetzDG (Network Enforcement Act) and for expansive hate speech provisions in the DSA. While the organisation's victim-support work is widely credited, its policy advocacy positions push for broad platform content obligations that critics say over-restrict lawful speech.
Key Actions & Positions
Advocates for strict NetzDG enforcement — Germany's platform content removal law with 24-hour deletion windows
Lobbied for expansive hate speech obligations in the EU Digital Services Act
Files and supports legal actions compelling platforms to remove content and disclose user data
Provides expert testimony to Bundestag and European Parliament on platform regulation
Campaigns for "counter speech" funding mandates requiring platforms to finance preferred speech initiatives
Tags
hate-speechgermanyNetzDGplatform-pressurelegal-action
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