European Court of Human Rights : Özlü v. Türkiye and three other judgments v. Türkiye all relating to content on social media
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- Dirk Voorhoof (UGent)
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- Abstract
- The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in a judgment of 8 October 2024 found once more a violation by the Turkish authorities of the right to freedom of expression on social media, as guaranteed by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). In Özlü v. Türkiye the ECtHR found that some statements on Twitter (now X) posted by the applicant might be regarded as a sharp and exaggerated criticism of the organs of the State and its officials, but it found that they were not gratuitously offensive or insulting and did not incite to violence or hatred. The ECtHR concluded that the criminal conviction of Özlü was in breach of the applicant’s right to freedom of expression. In three other judgments of the same day the ECtHR also found violations of the right to freedom of expression because of (suspended) convictions on account of content the applicants posted on Facebook.
- Keywords
- freedom of expression, criticizing public persons and authorities, violations of Article 10 ECHR, not gratiously insulting
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- Voorhoof, Dirk. “European Court of Human Rights : Özlü v. Türkiye and Three Other Judgments v. Türkiye All Relating to Content on Social Media.” IRIS (ENGLISH ED. ONLINE), no. 2024–10, 2024.
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- Voorhoof, D. (2024). European Court of Human Rights : Özlü v. Türkiye and three other judgments v. Türkiye all relating to content on social media.
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- Voorhoof, Dirk. 2024. “European Court of Human Rights : Özlü v. Türkiye and Three Other Judgments v. Türkiye All Relating to Content on Social Media.” IRIS (ENGLISH ED. ONLINE).
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- Voorhoof, Dirk. 2024. “European Court of Human Rights : Özlü v. Türkiye and Three Other Judgments v. Türkiye All Relating to Content on Social Media.” IRIS (ENGLISH ED. ONLINE).
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- 1.Voorhoof D. European Court of Human Rights : Özlü v. Türkiye and three other judgments v. Türkiye all relating to content on social media. IRIS (ENGLISH ED. ONLINE). 2024.
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- [1]D. Voorhoof, “European Court of Human Rights : Özlü v. Türkiye and three other judgments v. Türkiye all relating to content on social media,” IRIS (ENGLISH ED. ONLINE), no. 2024–10. 2024.
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