Josephine
Ballon
Josephine Ballon, a lawyer since 2018 specializing in consumer rights and legal tech, joined HateAid as Head of Legal in 2019 and became CEO alongside Anna-Lena von Hodenberg in September 2023. Since July 2024, she has served on the advisory board of Germany’s Digital Services Coordinator. Ballon advocates for stronger legal protections and access to justice for victims of online violence. She has testified as an expert before the German Federal Parliament and European Parliament on topics such as online hate crimes, gender-specific digital violence, and platform regulation.