Benjamin Fischer is a European expert for online regulation and minority protection. His work combines technological policy, civil society and evidence-based interventions against disinformation and extremist networks. He is currently Director of Development, Europe at Bellingcat, where he is responsible for expanding European partnerships and providing institutional support for open-source investigations. Previously, he was programme director at the Alfred Landecker Foundation. Fischer continues to be involved in several non-profit and academic committees. He is chairman of the advisory board of CeMAS, a member of various boards of trustees, and founding president of the Jewish Student Union Germany. Fischer works in Vienna and Berlin.

As of March 2026