Fired for a Facebook like, Turkey condemned: “Violates human rights” But in the case of a post it could be different

by Pasquale Staropoli, Head of the Higher Education School of the Foundation for Labor Consultants Studies

The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Turkey and upheld the appeal of a worker (Ric. No. 35786/19), fired for “likes” on some posts on Facebook that denounced the compromise of freedom, reporting episodes repressive, evoking justice and urging the people to react.