http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/1d31358c456f75cc https://verfassungsblog.de/miladze-echr/ The Politics of Provocation - The ECtHR’s Ruling in Miladze v Georgia Bouché, Gionata eng 2026-07-07 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Art. 10 ECHR European Convention on Human Rights European Court of Human Rights Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention (1950 November 4) Freedom of Expression Georgia Meinungsfreiheit Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention (1950 November 4) Meinungsfreiheit Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 A recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights concerning a TikTok video published by a Georgian self-defined civil activist adds another layer to the Court’s increasingly messy Article 10 case law. The applicant repeatedly insulted public officials in crude and sexually explicit terms while broadcasting to a large online audience. Domestic courts imposed only a modest administrative fine, later reduced on appeal. The ECtHR did not find a violation of the applicant’s right to freedom of expression – raising several questions about the limits of legitimate political speech online.