Hannes Grassegger

Hannes Grassegger (born 1980) is a Swiss economist, investigative journalist, and technologist known for his in-depth reporting on the intersection of technology, economics, and society. His work primarily explores how networked technology influences our economy and daily lives, with a focus on issues such as disinformation, microtargeting, and digital campaigning.

Early life and education

Hannes Grassegger earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Humboldt University of Berlin and a Master of Arts from the University of Zürich. information warfare, blockchain, the emergence of anti-tech movements, and the governance of social media companies like Facebook and TikTok. His articles and essays have been published and translated globally in outlets such as The Guardian, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, Internazionale, Süddeutsche Zeitung, ProPublica, Buzzfeed, Das Magazin (CH), Neue Zürcher Zeitung, and the Financial Times Deutschland.

He gained international recognition for his investigations into Cambridge Analytica and Facebook's content moderation system. Deutscher Journalistenpreis (German Journalism Prize) (2017) Helmut-Schmidt Preis (2017) (2016) Dr. Georg Schreiber Preis (2012)

Current projects

Grassegger is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Experts Community and served on the Global Future Council on Media, Sports and Entertainment for 2020/2021. He has appeared in several documentaries and commented on tech, campaigning, and disinformation on platforms including BBC, CNN, and Al Jazeera.