 Temporary restrictions have been imposed during the 2008 Russo-Georgian war.The Georgian blogging community has been growing (Caucasusreports.ge), together with internet forums (Forum.ge) and social media (Facebook.com)

Internet-based news media have been slow to appear.Civil.ge, operated by the United Nations Association of Georgia, was launched in 2001 as a multi-language (Georgian, English, Russian) fact-based online newspaper.