University of Guilan (with the participation of the Iranian Association of Penal Law) Criminal Law Research 2322-2328 15 1 2024 06 21 Justifying the Criminalization of Disseminating of Misleading Information in Cyberspace in Light of Criminalization Criteria Justifying the Criminalization of Disseminating of Misleading Information in Cyberspace in Light of Criminalization Criteria 147 162 7764 10.22124/jol.2024.26338.2436 FA Abdelghany Etaki Ph D Student, ,Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Mashad, Iran. Seyyed Hossein Hosseini Associate Professor Department of Faculty of Law and Political Science Ferdowsi University of Mashhad , Mashad, Iran. 0000-0002-5704-2573 Abdolreza Javan Jafari Bojnordi Professor , Faculty of Law and Political Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashad, Iran. Mahmoud Taha Jalal Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, Aleppo University. Journal Article 2023 12 24 In an era of rapid information growth in cyberspace, the challenges of criminalizing and controlling the dissemination of misleading information have become prominent issues in ethics and criminal law. Opinions on criminalizing misleading information are divided into two groups: those supporting criminal intervention and those opposing it. This study examines the feasibility and justificatory frameworks for criminalizing misleading information in cyberspace. The main research question is how to justify the criminalization of misleading information dissemination from the perspective of criminal law philosophy. The article employs an inductive-deductive method, analyzing the criteria for justifying criminalization and applying them to the behavior of disseminating of misleading information to determine its feasibility and limits. Focusing on four key criteria of criminal law philosophy—Filtering, Balance of Reasons, Social Acceptance, and Harm Prevention—this research demonstrates how these criteria can provide a justified framework for criminally addressing the dangers of misleading information in cyberspace. In an era of rapid information growth in cyberspace, the challenges of criminalizing and controlling the dissemination of misleading information have become prominent issues in ethics and criminal law. Opinions on criminalizing misleading information are divided into two groups: those supporting criminal intervention and those opposing it. This study examines the feasibility and justificatory frameworks for criminalizing misleading information in cyberspace. The main research question is how to justify the criminalization of misleading information dissemination from the perspective of criminal law philosophy. The article employs an inductive-deductive method, analyzing the criteria for justifying criminalization and applying them to the behavior of disseminating of misleading information to determine its feasibility and limits. Focusing on four key criteria of criminal law philosophy—Filtering, Balance of Reasons, Social Acceptance, and Harm Prevention—this research demonstrates how these criteria can provide a justified framework for criminally addressing the dangers of misleading information in cyberspace. https://jol.guilan.ac.ir/article_7764_0e0caa8a0357c6ffb8047f9c059d7068.pdf