Freedom House: Internet Freedom Declined in Georgia but the Country Ranks Free
IDFI: “On October 4, 2023, Freedom House released the report Freedom on the Net 2023: The Repressive Power of Artificial Intelligence”.
According to the Freedom House report, Internet freedom declined in Georgia by 2 points compared to 2022, but the country still ranks Free.
The report mentions that the country’s telecommunications regulator ordered ISPs to block 480 websites, primarily because they violated copyright law, over a five-year period, even though the government has not provided any clear guidelines on the procedure for website blocking.
In addition, neither the ComCom, ISPs, nor state bodies proactively publish statistical data on website blocking. It is noteworthy that these observations were made based on IDFI’s report.
Source: IDFI
