ArmInfo. There is a trend towards a decrease in the flow of words of hatred and disinformation on Armenian television channels, Chairman of the RA Commission on Television and Radio Tigran Hakobyan stated this on April 26 at a meeting of the RA National Assembly Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora Youth and Sport.
According to him, this trend persisted for quite a long period of time, however, the results of monitoring carried out by the Commission indicate a decrease in hate speech and disinformation. At the same time, these negative manifestations were transferred to social networks, the regulation of which is no longer within the competence of the Commission. To solve this problem, as Hakobyan emphasized, it is necessary to use international experience, including European directives.
Hakobyan said that at the end of last year, 64 proceedings were initiated against television and radio companies that violated the requirements of the law, 57 of which were initiated by the Commission, and 7 based on administrative complaints. As an example, he cited data for the period from 2011 to 2018, during which only 11 proceedings were initiated. At the same time, as of the end of 2023, 19 legal proceedings have been initiated against the decisions of the Commission, compared to 3 for the above-mentioned period of time.