Legal aid and counseling nonprofit fighting digital violence and online harassment
HateAid provides direct legal support and counseling to people experiencing digital violence in Germany, with particular focus on those facing discrimination both online and offline. The organization is shifting operational focus toward fundraising and campaign scaling—three marketing roles and a new communications subunit are active hires—while grappling with systemic friction: high litigation costs, slow legal processes, and barriers to filing complaints. The stack (Office, Adobe, social platforms) reflects a communications-and-advocacy operation rather than a tech platform.
HateAid is a German nonprofit founded in 2018 that defends individuals targeted by digital violence through direct legal counseling, case support, and legislative advocacy. The organization operates from Berlin with 11–50 employees and serves people experiencing online harassment, hate speech, and coordinated abuse—especially those who already face discrimination offline. Core activities include victim support, policy recommendations to government and platforms, public awareness campaigns, and legal cost assistance. The organization is currently expanding its communications capacity and fundraising infrastructure while addressing operational bottlenecks in case handling and legal process timelines.
Berlin, Germany. Registered office: Greifswalder Straße 4, 10405 Berlin. Operating as HateAid gGmbH (a nonprofit entity).
Legislative drafting, training workshops, public campaigns, video production for social media, and fundraising optimization. Current focus includes building a new communications subunit and establishing KPI frameworks for campaign measurement.
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