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  • Babette De Naeyer

‘Am I Allowed to Rant?’: The Sour Aftertaste of Miladze v. Georgia

June 30, 2026

By Babette De Naeyer Imagine this: it’s December and you live in Georgia – obviously, it’s dreadful outside. You work as one of the many cogs in the platform economy: driving around on your scooter in the pouring rain, trying to deliver warm pizzas on people’s doorsteps. Recently, your city’s mayor overhauled the urban transport […]

  • Babette De Naeyer

Spontaneity, Speech, and Strasbourg: Rethinking Oral vs. Written Forms of Online Expression

July 25, 2025

By Babette De Naeyer *** To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Strasbourg Observers Blog, we organised an in-person symposium with scholars, practitioners, and members of the ECtHR on 8–9 May 2025 in Ghent. Connecting in person with so many regular contributors was a wonderful experience and led to engaging dialogue with current and former […]