Abstract

Due to the successive development that has occurred and continues to affect social networking sites. In our present era, these sites have brought the far eastern countries of the world closer to the far western countries in a very record time, and thus they have become a fertile environment for the promotion and circulation of rumours. What is the importance of this in the lives of individuals, as these sites can be a double-edged sword, On the one hand, they They are means to bring closer and shorten the distances between all countries. However, on the other hand, they may be a threat to the rights and privacy of individuals, as they are considered a violation of privacy and an assault on it if what is published are baseless rumors. From this standpoint, this research sheds light on the civil liability that results from spreading rumors through social media sites when its elements are fulfilled, represented by the act resulting from the promotion of the rumor and the damage resulting from it after the causal relationship between them is established. The target of the rumors may be individuals or institutions, and they may come from People, whether they are ordinary people, media figures, or others The research aims to clarify the position of the Iraqi legislator on regulating liability provisions of  Civil law on spreading rumors on social media sites, and explaining the adequacy of legislative protection in this aspect, especially through the general rules available legislatively, and recommending the organization of special provisions to protect against the spread of rumors and avoid their harm resulting from their rapid spread on those sites, whether the person promoting it is a main publisher or a repeater For publication or among those interacting with the publication.