The legal and practical issues raised by the elements of crimes committed through social media platforms

Akram DIB

doi:10.34174/t1830w98

Authors

Akram DIB Faculty of law, University of Batna 1, Algeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34174/t1830w98

Keywords:

Social Media, Virtual Stage, User, Criminal Responsibility, Element of Publicity

Abstract

Crimes committed through social media raise several theoretical and practical challenges related to the difficulty of establishing the material and moral elements of these crimes, as they are perpetrated within a technical logic in a virtual stage different from the traditional crime scene. The complexities these crimes pose make dealing with them challenging for experts and judges, especially concerning determining the criminal responsibility of the perpetrators.

This study aims to identify the challenges associated with crimes committed through social media, explore methods of addressing and dealing with them, and subsequently extract their material and moral elements. Additionally, it examines the extent to which the element of publicity is available in these crimes as a presumed pillar and essential element in attributing the committed act to its perpetrator, the user.

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