Comments by "Grave Peril" (@graveperil2169) on "Georgia: Why ‘foreign agents’ bill triggered presidential veto and massive protests | DW News" video.

"DW is a German public broadcast service." so Georgia would like the same visibility as YouTube
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at a guess a lot of covert EU funding
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@NuMaaaaaa1 it applies to everyone
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@univeropa3363 but everyone else is
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@kordzzzz strange that no one has reported that it does not apply to russian/chinese funded media/NGO's which would be fundamental to its reception so I am sorry i dont believe you, Can you link a English version of the law?
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@WinterGK to me a country has more right to have its news agencies declare there ownership and funding than a video site! this law does not ban anything it just requires any NGO or organisation to declare if they have more than 20% of their funding from another country
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@kordzzzz your the one throwing labels around all i am saying its a good idea to know who is funding your media and NGO's just like YouTube does
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dont take the bribe if you dont want your government bribing you
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will have to survive on less than 20% funding from Russia
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@WinterGK Governments pass laws that people don't like all the time it does not make them unjust laws
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@univeropa3363 and everyone else its the largest economy everyone should be trying to influence them as the knock on affects will affect their lives, its not if people should try and influence another country its if that influence should be visible
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@loredanatagliaferri5339 Foreign Agents Registration Act It requires "foreign agents"—defined as individuals or entities engaged in domestic lobbying or advocacy for foreign governments, organizations, or persons ("foreign principals")—to register with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and disclose their relationship, activities, and related financial compensation,
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@The_Snark 22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq. live and learn
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