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“Whoever controls search algorithms controls access to the world’s knowledge, to our history and how it is remembered”

3. October 2025

Renowned digital expert, journalist, and former member of the German Bundestag Anke Domscheit-Berg, who grew up in the GDR, is one of the first signatories to support the #FreeWebSearch charter. Here she explains why the issue of public-interest web search is so important to her.

#FreeWebSearch Charter calls for breaking Google’s monopoly

1. October 2025

Civil society initiative calls for democratic control of web search – 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 by a European alliance of civil society, academia, and media organizations.

#FreeWebSearch Day: A day for freedom of information and democracy

7. September 2023

Open access to online resources is a key factor for freedom of information and democracy. The #FreeWebSearch Day on 29 September draws attention to this issue worldwide and bundles participatory actions. In the future, 29 September will stand for a free and transparent internet search: The Open Search Foundation (OSF) from Starnberg has set up […]