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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.
  • Science engagement · Society & culture

    twentyfifty: Utopias for a democratic society

    What will democracy look like in 2050? In twentyfifty, researchers use their expertise to imagine science-based utopias for future democratic societies.

Publications

Other publications

Jóźwiak, M., & Ohnesorge, J. (2026). Platform Governance and Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence: Positioning the DSA in the EU’s Legal Framework. DSA Observatory Blog. Publication details

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

Activities

Organisation of events (6)

24.08.2026 · Jella Ohnesorge, Sarah Spitz

Are the kids alright? The protection of minors online and social media bans

Learning Call: Are the kids alright? The protection of minors online and social media bans. Co-Organised by: IViR, University of Amsterdam. Online, Berlin, Germany (International).

Further information

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

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

Learning Call: The Digital Services Act as a tool for tackling gender-based digital violence. Co-Organised by: IViR, University of Amsterdam. Online, Berlin, Germany (International).

Further information

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

Under pressure: The DSA as source of transatlantic tensions

Learning Call: Under pressure. The DSA as source of transatlantic tensions. with attending Vip: Josephine Ballon. Online, Berlin, Germany (International).

Further information

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).

Further information

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).

Further information

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).

Further information

Jella Ohnesorge

Position

Student assistant: New Technologies and Future of Law

Contact

jella.ohnesorge@hiig.de

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?