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HIGHEUAdded 2026-03-17
Katarina Barley
MEP / Vice-President, European Parliament
European Parliament
Freedom Threat Index68%
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Profile
German MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament, and former German Federal Minister of Justice. Barley has been a prominent voice in the European Parliament on digital rights, platform regulation, and online safety. She has supported expansive DSA enforcement and age verification requirements, framing increased platform regulation as a defence of democracy.
Key Actions & Positions
Advocates in the European Parliament for strong DSA enforcement and platform accountability
Supports age verification and children's online safety legislation at EU level
Frames platform regulation as protection for democratic institutions — a framing critics say justifies political speech suppression
Former German Justice Minister — brings domestic legislative experience to EU platform regulation debates
Tags
european-parliamentonline-safetyage-verificationDSAplatform-regulationdemocracy
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