Ethan Shattock
@ethanshattock.bsky.social
Law Lecturer at Queens University Belfast. Disinformation, Freedom of Expression, Elections.
Very grateful to be invited to present my research on misinformation and human rights to the Committee of Ministers‘ Deputies at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg yesterday.
Fantastic meeting on 'Freedom of Expression, Disinformation, and Elections: The Role of Media in Election Integrity.’
Fantastic meeting on 'Freedom of Expression, Disinformation, and Elections: The Role of Media in Election Integrity.’
October 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Very grateful to be invited to present my research on misinformation and human rights to the Committee of Ministers‘ Deputies at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg yesterday.
Fantastic meeting on 'Freedom of Expression, Disinformation, and Elections: The Role of Media in Election Integrity.’
Fantastic meeting on 'Freedom of Expression, Disinformation, and Elections: The Role of Media in Election Integrity.’
Spoke to FRANCE 24 about Kneecap and freedom of Expression this morning. Also discussed UK clamp down on Palestine activism and Sally Rooney. Timely topics on today of all days.
youtu.be/lGvU6zQcxZM?...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Spoke to FRANCE 24 about Kneecap and freedom of Expression this morning. Also discussed UK clamp down on Palestine activism and Sally Rooney. Timely topics on today of all days.
youtu.be/lGvU6zQcxZM?...
youtu.be/lGvU6zQcxZM?...
I did not imagine I would be lucky enough to be labelled a ‘misinformation pseudoscientist’ and part of the ‘pro censorship left’ by Republicans in the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, but I shall be adding this to my bio with pride
July 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I did not imagine I would be lucky enough to be labelled a ‘misinformation pseudoscientist’ and part of the ‘pro censorship left’ by Republicans in the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, but I shall be adding this to my bio with pride
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🚨New open access article in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, (Oxford University Press) entitled:
'Disinformation and Democracy on the Docket: Reformulating the Approach to Electoral Disinformation under the ECHR.' 🧵
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'Disinformation and Democracy on the Docket: Reformulating the Approach to Electoral Disinformation under the ECHR.' 🧵
t.co/jS5oiFS3cV
July 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🚨New open access article in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, (Oxford University Press) entitled:
'Disinformation and Democracy on the Docket: Reformulating the Approach to Electoral Disinformation under the ECHR.' 🧵
t.co/jS5oiFS3cV
'Disinformation and Democracy on the Docket: Reformulating the Approach to Electoral Disinformation under the ECHR.' 🧵
t.co/jS5oiFS3cV
🚨New open access article in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, (Oxford University Press) entitled:
'Disinformation and Democracy on the Docket: Reformulating the Approach to Electoral Disinformation under the ECHR.' 🧵
t.co/jS5oiFS3cV
'Disinformation and Democracy on the Docket: Reformulating the Approach to Electoral Disinformation under the ECHR.' 🧵
t.co/jS5oiFS3cV
July 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🚨New open access article in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, (Oxford University Press) entitled:
'Disinformation and Democracy on the Docket: Reformulating the Approach to Electoral Disinformation under the ECHR.' 🧵
t.co/jS5oiFS3cV
'Disinformation and Democracy on the Docket: Reformulating the Approach to Electoral Disinformation under the ECHR.' 🧵
t.co/jS5oiFS3cV
I was thrilled to be cited in the European Court of Human Rights judgment of Bradshaw and Others vs the United Kingdom yesterday.
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HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights
The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-L...
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July 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I was thrilled to be cited in the European Court of Human Rights judgment of Bradshaw and Others vs the United Kingdom yesterday.
hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng#{%22docu...
hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng#{%22docu...
Glad to be quoted in this headline and article.
We await to see what August 20 brings.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
We await to see what August 20 brings.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
Kneecap terror case is 'pivotal' for free speech, experts say
'The more they come after Kneecap the louder they will get,' say the band's legal team after bail on terror charge.
www.bigissue.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Glad to be quoted in this headline and article.
We await to see what August 20 brings.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
We await to see what August 20 brings.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
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Capping Freedom of Expression? Assessing Kneecap’s Controversy under the ECHR | by Ethan Shattock
Capping Freedom of Expression? Assessing Kneecap’s Controversy under the ECHR
On Friday 23rd May, the Irish-language rap trio Kneecap headlined London’s Wide Awake music festival at Brixton’s Broxwell Park. Attended by 20,000 fans, this marked the Belfast group’s first stage pe...
www.ejiltalk.org
June 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Capping Freedom of Expression? Assessing Kneecap’s Controversy under the ECHR | by Ethan Shattock
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Well worth a read from @ethanshattock.bsky.social on the Kneecap case, the complexity of the ECtHR's freedom of expression jurisprudence and it's increasingly frequent invocation of Art 17 on the abuse of rights where expression is connected to banned groups:
www.ejiltalk.org/capping-free...
www.ejiltalk.org/capping-free...
June 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Well worth a read from @ethanshattock.bsky.social on the Kneecap case, the complexity of the ECtHR's freedom of expression jurisprudence and it's increasingly frequent invocation of Art 17 on the abuse of rights where expression is connected to banned groups:
www.ejiltalk.org/capping-free...
www.ejiltalk.org/capping-free...
Big day for Kneecap and freedom of expression next week.
I’ve published analysis of Mo Chara’s provocative expression from an ECHR perspective: @ejiltalk.bsky.social
www.ejiltalk.org/capping-free...
I’ve published analysis of Mo Chara’s provocative expression from an ECHR perspective: @ejiltalk.bsky.social
www.ejiltalk.org/capping-free...
Capping Freedom of Expression? Assessing Kneecap’s Controversy under the ECHR
On Friday 23rd May, the Irish-language rap trio Kneecap headlined London’s Wide Awake music festival at Brixton’s Broxwell Park. Attended by 20,000 fans, this marked the Belfast group’s first stage pe...
www.ejiltalk.org
June 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Big day for Kneecap and freedom of expression next week.
I’ve published analysis of Mo Chara’s provocative expression from an ECHR perspective: @ejiltalk.bsky.social
www.ejiltalk.org/capping-free...
I’ve published analysis of Mo Chara’s provocative expression from an ECHR perspective: @ejiltalk.bsky.social
www.ejiltalk.org/capping-free...
I hope you don’t need to have seen the sixteen previous Mickey films to understand the new one
March 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I hope you don’t need to have seen the sixteen previous Mickey films to understand the new one
Academic me: it’s deeply troubling to see animal misinformation go under the radar, people see ostensibly ‘cute’ videos and ignore the irresponsible and misleading nature of the video.
Non-academic me: Omg bunny, chonk, cute, like.
Non-academic me: Omg bunny, chonk, cute, like.
February 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Academic me: it’s deeply troubling to see animal misinformation go under the radar, people see ostensibly ‘cute’ videos and ignore the irresponsible and misleading nature of the video.
Non-academic me: Omg bunny, chonk, cute, like.
Non-academic me: Omg bunny, chonk, cute, like.
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@ethanshattock.bsky.social notes that the recently approved code of conduct on disinformation matters because it codifies this as a systemic risk under the DSA. He does worry, however, about insufficient references to freedom of expression protections
February 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
@ethanshattock.bsky.social notes that the recently approved code of conduct on disinformation matters because it codifies this as a systemic risk under the DSA. He does worry, however, about insufficient references to freedom of expression protections
At Charles University in Prague today for the ReMeD conference "Regulation and Accountability in a Hybrid Media System: Content Creators, Algorithmic Plurality, and Online Platforms." Presented alongside some fascinating talks!
February 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
At Charles University in Prague today for the ReMeD conference "Regulation and Accountability in a Hybrid Media System: Content Creators, Algorithmic Plurality, and Online Platforms." Presented alongside some fascinating talks!
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The European Court of Human Rights has decided not to issue “interim measures” against the annulment of the presential election in Romania.
Full press release via hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=...
#HumanRights #ECHR #Rule39
Full press release via hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=...
#HumanRights #ECHR #Rule39
January 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The European Court of Human Rights has decided not to issue “interim measures” against the annulment of the presential election in Romania.
Full press release via hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=...
#HumanRights #ECHR #Rule39
Full press release via hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=...
#HumanRights #ECHR #Rule39
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Electoral Dysfunction: Romania’s Election Annulment, Disinformation, and ECHR Positive Obligations to Combat Election Irregularities | by @ethanshattock.bsky.social
Electoral Dysfunction: Romania’s Election Annulment, Disinformation, and ECHR Positive Obligations to Combat Election Irregularities
In a historical year for global democratic elections, Romania’s presidential election is the latest European election to have elicited controversy. Days prior to the scheduled second round of votin…
www.ejiltalk.org
January 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Electoral Dysfunction: Romania’s Election Annulment, Disinformation, and ECHR Positive Obligations to Combat Election Irregularities | by @ethanshattock.bsky.social
My latest blog has been published today in the European Journal of International Law Blog
‘Electoral Dysfunction: Romania’s Election Annulment, Disinformation, and ECHR Positive Obligations to Combat Election Irregularities’
www.ejiltalk.org/electoral-dy...
‘Electoral Dysfunction: Romania’s Election Annulment, Disinformation, and ECHR Positive Obligations to Combat Election Irregularities’
www.ejiltalk.org/electoral-dy...
Electoral Dysfunction: Romania’s Election Annulment, Disinformation, and ECHR Positive Obligations to Combat Election Irregularities
In a historical year for global democratic elections, Romania’s presidential election is the latest European election to have elicited controversy. Days prior to the scheduled second round of votin…
www.ejiltalk.org
January 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My latest blog has been published today in the European Journal of International Law Blog
‘Electoral Dysfunction: Romania’s Election Annulment, Disinformation, and ECHR Positive Obligations to Combat Election Irregularities’
www.ejiltalk.org/electoral-dy...
‘Electoral Dysfunction: Romania’s Election Annulment, Disinformation, and ECHR Positive Obligations to Combat Election Irregularities’
www.ejiltalk.org/electoral-dy...
Delighted to see my latest peer-reviewed article published in the latest volume of the SCRIPTed: A Journal of Law, Technology and Society.
Available open access here
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Available open access here
journals.ed.ac.uk/script-ed/ar...
December 19, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Delighted to see my latest peer-reviewed article published in the latest volume of the SCRIPTed: A Journal of Law, Technology and Society.
Available open access here
journals.ed.ac.uk/script-ed/ar...
Available open access here
journals.ed.ac.uk/script-ed/ar...
My highlight of 2024 was defending my PhD thesis in March. It is now available open access if you want some background reading about European human rights case law, free elections, and online disinformation!
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mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/18...
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie
December 18, 2024 at 3:10 PM
My highlight of 2024 was defending my PhD thesis in March. It is now available open access if you want some background reading about European human rights case law, free elections, and online disinformation!
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/18...
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/18...
No joy this year at the QUB law Xmas jumper contest but I’ll keep ‘chipping’ away
December 12, 2024 at 11:21 AM
No joy this year at the QUB law Xmas jumper contest but I’ll keep ‘chipping’ away
Injustice
Introducing @ethanshattock.bsky.social, loser of the QUB Law Xmas jumper contest
December 12, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Injustice
It was great to be invited to speak about disinformation, gender, and EU law yesterday for the event ‘From Behind Closed Doors to Online Spaces: Confronting Gender-Based Violence on International Human Rights Day.’ Fantastic speakers organised by the Law Society of Northern Ireland
December 11, 2024 at 4:53 PM
It was great to be invited to speak about disinformation, gender, and EU law yesterday for the event ‘From Behind Closed Doors to Online Spaces: Confronting Gender-Based Violence on International Human Rights Day.’ Fantastic speakers organised by the Law Society of Northern Ireland