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Reclaiming social media

Meet the team

The Reclaiming Social Media project researches and discusses attempts in reclaiming social media as a space for connection, inclusiveness, and meaningful discussions. Get to know the individuals driving this initiative.

  • Solomon Serwanjja

    Solomon Serwanjja is an investigative journalist and the Executive Director of the African Institute for Investigative Journalism. For this project, he researched the regions of East and Central Africa.

  • Reclaiming Social Media | Laís Martins

    Laís Martins

    Laís Martins is a journalist specializing in politics, human rights, technology, and democracy, exploring their intersections. She compiled the research on Latin America for this project.

  • Reclaiming Social Media - Maksym Sribnyi

    Maksym Sribnyi

    Maksym Sribnyi is a media researcher with a focus on Eastern and Central Europe. He has a keen interest in media and journalism. 

  • Reclaiming Social Media | Gaura Naithani

    Gaura Naithani

    Gaura Naithani researches social media trends on TikTok and other platforms. She worked on the research on Asia for this project.

  • Reclaiming Social Media | Afef Abrougui

    Afef Abrougui

    Afef Abrougui is a researcher and consultant who focuses on the impact of technology on fundamental rights and freedoms. For this project, she compiled the research on the region of Middle East and North Africa.

  • Uganda Gerald Walulya

    Gerald Walulya

    Gerald Walulya, Ph.D., is a journalist, journalism trainer, and researcher specializing in East Africa. His research areas include journalists' safety, media viability, and misinformation.

  • Reclaiming Social Media – Tarushi Aswani

    Tarushi Aswani

    Tarushi Aswani is an independent journalist, covering various topics such as human rights, governance, religion, and politics within the South Asian region.

  • Sally Hammoud

    Sally Hammoud

    Sally Hammoud holds a Ph.D in Communication & Media Studies. She collaborates with civil society organizations and academic institutions worldwide, focusing on artificial intelligence and language.

  • Reclaiming Social Media - Team

    DW Akademie Project Team

    "Reclaiming Social Media" is a project initiated and coordinated by DW Akademie to research and discuss attempts in reclaiming social media as a space for connection, inclusiveness, and meaningful discussions. The team consists of journalist and consultant Attila Mong (on the left), project manager Hanna Hempel (in the middle), and project associate David Schneider (on the right).


  • Solomon Serwanjja

    Solomon Serwanjja is an investigative journalist and the Executive Director of the African Institute for Investigative Journalism. For this project, he researched the regions of East and Central Africa.

  • Reclaiming Social Media | Laís Martins

    Laís Martins

    Laís Martins is a journalist specializing in politics, human rights, technology, and democracy, exploring their intersections. She compiled the research on Latin America for this project.

  • Reclaiming Social Media - Maksym Sribnyi

    Maksym Sribnyi

    Maksym Sribnyi is a media researcher with a focus on Eastern and Central Europe. He has a keen interest in media and journalism. 

  • Reclaiming Social Media | Gaura Naithani

    Gaura Naithani

    Gaura Naithani researches social media trends on TikTok and other platforms. She worked on the research on Asia for this project.

  • Reclaiming Social Media | Afef Abrougui

    Afef Abrougui

    Afef Abrougui is a researcher and consultant who focuses on the impact of technology on fundamental rights and freedoms. For this project, she compiled the research on the region of Middle East and North Africa.

  • Uganda Gerald Walulya

    Gerald Walulya

    Gerald Walulya, Ph.D., is a journalist, journalism trainer, and researcher specializing in East Africa. His research areas include journalists' safety, media viability, and misinformation.

  • Reclaiming Social Media – Tarushi Aswani

    Tarushi Aswani

    Tarushi Aswani is an independent journalist, covering various topics such as human rights, governance, religion, and politics within the South Asian region.

  • Sally Hammoud

    Sally Hammoud

    Sally Hammoud holds a Ph.D in Communication & Media Studies. She collaborates with civil society organizations and academic institutions worldwide, focusing on artificial intelligence and language.

  • Reclaiming Social Media - Team

    DW Akademie Project Team

    "Reclaiming Social Media" is a project initiated and coordinated by DW Akademie to research and discuss attempts in reclaiming social media as a space for connection, inclusiveness, and meaningful discussions. The team consists of journalist and consultant Attila Mong (on the left), project manager Hanna Hempel (in the middle), and project associate David Schneider (on the right).