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Alt-Info is a private TV Company and online information portal in Georgia. It was founded in 2019 as a conservative media platform to "counter aggressive liberal censorship". Alt-Info was granted an authorisation by Georgian National Communications Commission in November 2020.[1] It launched TV broadcasting in January 2021.

Alt-Info Ltd. was founded by Shota Martinenko and Ciala Morgoshia in January 2019, who each own half of the company's shares.[2] Members of Alt-Info participated in organization of several demonstrations and protests, including the protests against Tbilisi Pride in 2021.[3] One of the sponsors of Alt-Info is Konstantine Morgoshia, a businessman who was founding member of Georgian March and Alliance of Patriots. On 7 December 2021 members of Alt-Info established a political party called Conservative Movement. The party was officially registered by the National Agency of Public Registry on 7 December.[4] Members of Alt-Info were also involved in founding of the non-profit (non-commercial) legal entity Alternative for Georgia in 2019.[2]

The platform describes as its main goal to "overcome aggressive censorship imposed by the ideological mainstream and supply audience with as complete and objective information as possible".[5]

On 5 November 2020 Facebook stated that it removed network connected to Alt-Info for "coordinated inauthentic behaviour".[6] Its official website was attacked and shut down by hackers on 1 March 2022.[7]

References

  1. ^ "მაუწყებლობის ავტორიზაციები". Communications Commission. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Alt-Info". Myth Detector. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Interrogation of Guram Palavandishvili and Alt-Info members over". Report.ge. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Right-wing media outlet Alt-Info officially registered as political party". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Alt-Info".
  6. ^ "Facebook Removes Networks Linked to Alliance of Patriots, Alt-info". Civil.ge. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Georgian hackers shut down Alt-info website". queer.ge. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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