‘Let‘s make web search a public good again – for everyone in Europe – businesses and citizens alike.’
21. October 2025
Dr. Olivier Blanchard is a management consultant and founder and CEO of several companies. He is one of the first signatories of the #FreeWebSearch charter and explains why here:
‘Web search is critical infrastructure, not a black box.
The #FreeWebSearch charter sets out the necessary guidelines: transparency and explainability; genuine competition and diverse infrastructure; search without tracking; a plurality of voices; and effective oversight.
Let‘s therefore make web search a public good again – for everyone in Europe – businesses and citizens alike.’
Olivier Blanchard
Founder, CEO, Advisor
Olivier Blanchard
Gründer, CEO, Unternehmensberater
Information about the #FreeWebSearch Charter
Who decides what billions of people find on the internet – and what they don’t? This question of power is addressed by the #FreeWebSearch Charter, published by a European alliance of civil society, academia, and media organizations under the initiative of the Open Search Foundation. With ten clear principles, the initiative aims to put control over web search back in the hands of society.
