Björn Staschen is founding director of the European non-profit Save Social - Networks For Democracy, an initiative advocating for open, democratic online spaces in the face of Big Tech dominance. A Save Social petition gathered more than a quarter of a million supporters in 2025. Björn has a background as media scientist and journalist with a long-standing engagement in how digital media shape society and public discourse. He authored the book In der Social Media Falle ("In the social media trap") and has worked in broadcast journalism, including as a TV correspondent in London. In January, he initiated Digital Independence Day - a campaign with more than 60 supporting organisations in Germany and beyond that aims at consumers to change for more sovereign digital services.