Parliament official highlights Gov’t’s duty to protect public from disinformation, foreign interference

Levan Makhashvili, the Chair of the Committee on European Integration of the Georgian Parliament, on Friday said that the Government was assessing ways to safeguard the public from disinformation and foreign interference.

Makhashvili’s comments came in response to the ruling Georgian Dream party’s decision to introduce a legislative proposal similar to the US Foreign Agents Registration Act.

“The USAID-related scandal, and in fact, we hear new revelations emerging almost daily about foreign interference, disinformation, and the promotion of false narratives. On this backdrop, Georgia today faces a completely different challenge than it did even a month or a year ago. Just as the entire world is trying and thinking about how to cope with this challenge, we, as a responsible Government, are also thinking about what can be done to protect the public from disinformation, foreign interference, etc.” the Parliament Committee Chair noted.