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title: "Facebook Defamation"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/civil-law-en/facebook-defamation-en"
field: "Civil Law"
description: "Facebook defamation: fixing the evidence, denial through the same channel (Art. 18), damage and the three-year period. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-15"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Facebook Defamation

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/civil-law-en/facebook-defamation-en

## 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.

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### How is Facebook-spread defamation assessed?

Under the general norms: Article 993 — dissemination of evidently incorrect facts harmful to property is subject to compensation; Article 18 — judicial protection of honour, dignity and business reputation.

### What must be fixed first?

The content of the post or comment, the author's identity, the date and the scope of dissemination — because digital content is easily deleted or altered.

### Can denial occur through the same channel?

Yes — under part three of Article 18, data disseminated through mass-information media must be denied through the same media; part four also gives the right to publish responsive information.

### What about defamation of a deceased person?

Under Article 19, a person with an interest worthy of protection may demand protection; monetary compensation of moral damage after death is inadmissible.

### Within what period can a claim be brought?

Under Article 1008 — within three years from the moment the injured person learned of the damage or of the person liable.