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Jella Ohnesorge

Jella Ohnesorge is a student assistant in the New Technologies and Future of Law research focus. She supports the DSA research network, which aims to monitor and improve the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA). 

She is studying for a Master’s degree in Political Science at Freie Universität Berlin, where she also completed her Bachelor’s degree with a thesis on the continuities of National Socialist labour law in the FRG. Her studies generally focus on political theory and the intersection of politics and law. In particular, she is interested in the democratic implications of the influence of social media platforms on public debate and platform governance in general.

Before joining the HIIG, she worked as a student assistant at the Berlin Social Science Center. Prior to that, she gained experience working at NaturFreunde Berlin e.V., was a tutor for undergraduate lectures at the Otto-Suhr-Institut of Freie Universität Berlin, and completed an internship at the ZEIT Foundation.

Current projects

  • Schwarz-weiß-Foto eines langen Flurs, der in die Ferne führt, mit schlichten Wänden und einem klaren, geraden Verlauf. Die Türen an den Seiten stehen die für die verschiedenen Interessengruppen, mit denen das DSA Forschungsnetzwerk zusammenarbeitet.
    Politics & law

    DSA research network

    This project supports and improves the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) through cooperative research and networking.

Publications

Other publications

Ohnesorge, J. (2025). Counting without accountability? An analysis of the DSA’s transparency reports. Digital society blog. Publication details

Activities

Organisation of events (5)

13.05.2026 · Jella Ohnesorge, Matthias C. Kettemann, Sarah Spitz

The Digital Services Act as a tool for tackling gender-based digital violence

Co-Organised by: IViR, University of Amsterdam. Humboldt Insitute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany (International).

18.03.2026 · Matthias C. Kettemann, Sarah Spitz, Jella Ohnesorge

Under pressure: The DSA as source of transatlantic tensions

with attending Vip: Josephine Ballon. Humboldt Insitute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany (International).

30.07.2025 · Jella Ohnesorge, Judith Beyer, Ann-Kathrin Watolla, Daniel Pothmann, Sarah Spitz

Digitaler Salon: There’s no app for that!

Digitaler Salon: There's no app for that!. Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany (National).

28.06.2025 · Laura State, Sadiem Youssef, Anna Aust, Jella Ohnesorge, Philipp Mahlow, Ann-Kathrin Watolla, Katherina Holscher Blackman, Maximilian Lukat, Paul Vilchez, Daniel Pothmann, Sarah Spitz, Sami Nenno, Frederik Efferenn, Georg von Richthofen, Lena Marie Henkes, Bronwen Deacon, Jörg Pohle, Hendrik Send

Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2025

Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany (National).

28.06.2025 · Jella Ohnesorge, Ann-Kathrin Watolla

LNDW: Plattform-Parcours: Deine Rechte gegen Hate Speech & Falschinformationen

Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2025. Plattform-Parcours: Deine Rechte gegen Hate Speech & Falschinformationen. Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany (National).

Jella Ohnesorge

Position

Student assistant: New Technologies and Future of Law

Research focus

New Technologies and the Future of Law

We examine when, how and by whom rules for technological innovations such as artificial intelligence, brain-computer interfaces and quantum technologies should be set. How can robust governance frameworks be implemented to achieve this?