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Alt-Info was a private TV company and online information portal in the country of Georgia. [1] It was founded in 2019 as a right-wing conservative media platform to "counter aggressive liberal censorship". Alt-Info was granted an authorization by Georgian National Communications Commission in November 2020. [2] It launched TV broadcasting in January 2021. [3]

Alt-Info Ltd. was founded by Shota Martinenko and Tsiala Morgoshia in January 2019, who each own half of the company's shares. [4] Members of Alt-Info participated in organization of several demonstrations and protests, including the protests against Tbilisi Pride in 2021. [5] One of the sponsors of Alt-Info is Konstantine Morgoshia, a businessman who was founding member of Georgian March and Alliance of Patriots. In November 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. [6] Members of Alt-Info were also involved in founding of the non-profit (non-commercial) legal entity Alternative for Georgia in 2019. [4]

Supporters of Alt-Info and Conservative Movement demonstrating against Tbilisi Pride in July, 2023. Demonstration against Tbilisi Pride, 2023.jpg
Supporters of Alt-Info and Conservative Movement demonstrating against Tbilisi Pride in July, 2023.

The platform described as its main goal to "overcome aggressive censorship imposed by the ideological mainstream and supply audience with as complete and objective information as possible". [7]

On 5 November 2020, Facebook stated that it removed network connected to Alt-Info for "coordinated inauthentic behavior". [8] Its official website was attacked and shut down by hackers on 1 March 2022. [9]

In October 2024, Alt-Info, affiliated with the Conservative Movement and running on the Alliance of Patriots ballot, announced it would go off air following its disappointing performance in the 2024 parliamentary elections. [10]

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