nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/1d31358c456f75cc DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260707s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/1d31358c456f75cc doi eng 342 23 Bouché, Gionata Author aut The Politics of Provocation - The ECtHR’s Ruling in Miladze v Georgia Bouché, Gionata Verfassungsblog 2026-07-07 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier 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. CC BY-SA 4.0 Art. 10 ECHR European Convention on Human Rights European Court of Human Rights Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention (1950 November 4) Freedom of Expression Georgia Meinungsfreiheit (DE-588)4015727-1 gnd Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention (1950 November 4) (DE-588)4038463-9 gnd Meinungsfreiheit Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/miladze-echr/ raw object