Fay Carathanassis

Fay Carathanassis is a researcher at the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt), focusing on challenges in regulating digital communication platforms. She is also a research assistant at the Chair of Law and Security of Digitalization at the Technical University of Munich, where she is pursuing her doctorate in media law. Her work intersects legal frameworks for digital violence, disinformation, and social media regulation.

She studied law at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, specializing in competition law, intellectual property, and media law, and completed her legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Munich, including stints at a media law firm and a US media company.

Her research emphasizes legal responses to digital violence, social media regulation, and AI-driven disinformation campaigns. Recent publications include analyses of user behavior in online abuse, legal strategies against digital violence, and Generation Z's relationship with beauty standards on social media.

Carathanassis contributes to public discourse through engagements like the #Faktenfuchs series on disinformation and participation in the Festival of the Future. Her work at bidt under Prof. Dr. Dirk Heckmann’s chair addresses evolving legal challenges in digital communication.