Facebook Defamation — the Legal Framework
Defamation spread on a social network is assessed under Georgian law exactly like any other: the Civil Code of Georgia has no special norm for Facebook — there are general rules that also work in the digital environment. There are two grounds: Article 993 — a person who intentionally or negligently disseminates or publicises facts harmful to the property of another person is obliged to compensate the damage arising therefrom, if those facts are evidently incorrect; and Article 18 — a person has the right, through the court, to protect his honour, dignity, privacy or business reputation from violation. Facebook is only the environment; the legal substance concerns the fact disseminated and its evident falsity.