الجرائم المعلوماتية الواقعة على الأشخاص

Social media platforms via the internet have become the primary source for accessing individuals' personal information and data. Consequently, this information is exposed to viewing by thousands, or even millions, of people from various backgrounds, nationalities, and temperaments. While some individuals may engage with this information innocently, others may have malicious intentions, exploiting people's privacy for negative purposes such as electronic defamation, electronic slander, threats, and blackmail. These acts have now been recognized as criminal offenses under Syrian law, specifically addressed by Law No. 20 of 2022, which provides a legal framework distinct from traditional crimes of defamation, slander, and threats, due to the unique nature of cybercrimes.Thus, the access to personal information and data, made available for public viewing, is not confined to local borders but extends globally, as cybercrimes are inherently cross-border (transnational) in nature.In order to explore the concept of defamation and slander within Syrian law, we will examine these two crimes, their constitutive elements, and the corresponding penalties for their commission through social media platforms. This version is archived in the Arab International University (AIU) repository for open access and dissemination purposes. The content of this paper has not been modified from the original publication.For more information, please visit the official repository of Arab International University (AIU): https://www.aiu.edu.sy