---
title: "LinkedIn Reputation"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/civil-law-en/linkedin-reputation-en"
field: "Civil Law"
description: "LinkedIn reputation protection in Georgia: the right to a name, business reputation, the defamation tort and moral damage. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-23"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# LinkedIn Reputation

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/civil-law-en/linkedin-reputation-en

## LinkedIn Reputation as a Legal Subject

Professional networks such as LinkedIn are today one of the main showcases of business reputation: recruiters, partners and clients see the first impression precisely there. Defamation published on this platform is therefore an attractive target for careers and sales. Georgian law gives two anchors here: the right to a name and personal non-property rights under the Civil Code, and the tort of disseminating damaging information. The platform's internal rules do not replace these constructions; legal protection is built on the general norms.

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### How do I protect myself from defamation spread on LinkedIn?

A person may protect honour, dignity and business reputation through the court. Disseminating evidently incorrect facts triggers compensation, except where the statement serves lawful public interests.

### What can I do about a fake profile in my name?

Whose interests are harmed by unauthorised use of the name may demand cessation of the act or its repudiation. The demand to stop a fake profile is built on this norm.

### Can moral damage be claimed?

Yes. In case of culpable infringement, the entitled person may demand compensation for non-pecuniary, moral damage, independent of pecuniary compensation.

### Within what period must a claim be filed?

The limitation period for tort compensation is three years from the moment the victim learned of the damage or of the liable person.