Crimes of Social Media in Iraq

Abstract

Communication and computer technology has made great progress in the field of media and communication, and this phenomenon has led to the emergence of a huge amount of information and an increase in knowledge. These innovations have generated new and unfamiliar crimes that reflect this reality and take advantage of its tools and characteristics, and thus are linked to the name that called. “IT Crimes” which are consistent with the term “electronic information technology era”. Therefore, one of the most prominent damages to society is the development of online social sites, which can not only make friends, exchange information, and communicate intellectually and socially, but in addition to this, generate social and security risks that crime brings, which is equivalent to national threats.