Online Platforms and Users’ Right to Freedom of Expression

Freedom of expression is a fundamental right “enshrined”, at the international level, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (art 19) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (art 19). Also regional treaties protect this fundamental right as evident in reading the American Convention on Human Rights (art 13), The African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (art 9), the European Convention on Human Rights (art 10) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of European Union (art 10). From Ius in itinere.