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Exactly. It's a fight between Pro-Russian and Pro-Western forces over media access. The Pro-Russian forces want to shove down the Pro-Western media and vice-versa. Which side you see as "unfriendly" depends on which side you personally are on.
But surely having a list of what media is captured is a good first step to stop either the pro-US or pro-Russian propaganda machines?
I wouldn't use "Pro US" here. We're discussing Georgia and the E.U. is heavily involved so I think "Pro Western" is more accurate.
Regardless of that I don't know that a list is necessary, the tilt involved in media is normally pretty apparent. Additionally while I can't read the law myself I'm going to guess that there's more to this law than simple list making. I'll have to see if I can find an English or German translation in order find out.
Edit: As I suspected there's a lot more to it than list making. I can't read Georgian but if the ICNL is too be believed this legislation has a whole host of problems.
https://www.icnl.org/wp-content/uploads/02.2023-Georgia-Draft-Foreign-Agents-Law-Summary-updated.pdf