‘Those who decide what information is visible shape public opinion.’
13. October 2025
Carmen Wegge has been representing the districts of Starnberg, Landsberg am Lech, and the city of Germering in the German Bundestag as an SPD member of parliament since 2021 and is the spokesperson for legal affairs and consumer protection for the SPD parliamentary group. What is she advocating for with her initial signing of the #FreeWebSearch charter?
‘Those who decide what information is visible shape public opinion. With the #FreeWebSearch charter, I am committed to transparency, fair competition and fundamental rights in the digital space – so that access to information is not dominated by a few digital corporations.’
Carmen Wegge
Sprecherin für Recht und Verbraucherschutz der SPD-Bundestagsfraktion
Carmen Wegge
Sprecherin für Recht und Verbraucherschutz der SPD-Bundestagsfraktion
Informationen zur #FreeWebSearch Charta
Wer entscheidet, was Milliarden von Menschen im Internet finden – und was nicht? Diese Machtfrage stellt die #FreeWebSearch-Charta, die unter der Initiative der Open Search Foundation ein europäisches Bündnis aus Zivilgesellschaft, Wissenschaft und Medien veröffentlicht hat. Mit zehn klaren Prinzipien will die Initiative die Kontrolle über die Websuche zurück in die Hände der Gesellschaft legen.
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.
