Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf calls for better protection against online hate

Legal expert Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf is advocating for enhanced protections against online hate speech and defamation. She suggests that social media platforms should be required to collect the real names and addresses of users during registration.

While users could still interact using pseudonyms, Brosius-Gersdorf argues that victims of personality rights violations or criminal acts should have a legal right to request the identity of the perpetrator from platform operators. This measure is intended to facilitate civil and criminal proceedings against those who commit offenses online.