{"id":"GEO-017","notes":"Part of triple legislative package (see GEO-007 FARA, GEO-018 CSO participation removal). Broadcasting Law foreign funding ban is the most direct financial restriction on independent media in the database. NCC editorial intervention power creates structural editorial capture without ownership transfer.","country":"Georgia","sources":[{"url":null,"citation":"CSOMeter April 9 2025; Civil.ge April 2025"}],"summary":"Broadcasting Law amendments adopted April 1, 2025 as part of triple legislative package — 80 MPs, zero dissenting votes. Law prohibits broadcasters from receiving direct or indirect foreign funding (exception: commercial advertising, sponsorship, product placement). National Communications Commission empowered to intervene in editorial policy and revoke licenses of non-compliant broadcasters. Most direct financial restriction on independent media in the Georgia database. UK sanctions two Georgian judges day after adoption.","tactics":[{"code":"TC-38","role":"primary","label":"State-Directed Media Ownership Capture","needs_review":false},{"code":"TC-18","role":"secondary","label":"Legislative Operationalization","needs_review":false}],"version":1,"channels":["Official/Regulatory"],"entities":[{"id":799,"name":"Georgian Dream (80 MPs, zero dissent); Irakli Kobakhidze (PM); National Communications Commission (enforcement)","role":"actor","entity_type":"Government Official"},{"id":800,"name":"All independent broadcasters receiving foreign funding","role":"target","entity_type":"Media"}],"date_text":"01/04/2025","created_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","escalation":5,"harm_track":"Track 1 — Legal/Administrative","narratives":[{"code":"NF-01","role":"primary","label":"Foreign Agent / Foreign Influence","needs_review":false}],"report_ids":[],"signal_ids":[],"updated_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","occurred_on":"2025-04-01","campaign_ids":["GEO-CAMP-001"],"enabler_type":"","response_ids":[],"trigger_type":"TR-06: Legislative Milestone","campaign_phase":"Phase 5: Systemic Assault","civic_response":"","date_precision":"day","enabler_status":"","campaigns_served":[],"consequence_category":"Legal/Administrative","institutional_consequence":"Broadcasting foreign funding banned; National Communications Commission empowered to intervene in editorial policy and revoke licenses"}