An insult, a false factual allegation and an AI-generated degrading or intimate image are legally distinct. Marking content “AI-generated” does not automatically avoid liability where a real person remains identifiable.

Opinion, insult and defamation

Opinion is subjective evaluation; defamation is a materially false fact damaging reputation. A single rude comment is not automatically criminal, but may support civil remedies. Threats, extortion, private-data disclosure and systematic harassment can trigger criminal law.

AI manipulation and image rights

Georgia does not have one universal offence covering every deepfake. Existing rules apply: Civil Code Article 18 protects image, dignity and privacy; data law can cover identifiable facial images and alteration; defamation applies where the montage asserts a false fact; Criminal Code Articles 157 and 157¹ may apply to private-life information or secrets. A public profile photo is not blanket consent for degrading or intimate manipulation.

Personal rights

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Criminal risk

Unlawful internet disclosure of private-life information or personal data causing considerable damage can carry up to four years under Article 157. Online disclosure of a secret of personal life can carry five to eight years under Article 157¹. Credible threats fall under Article 151; systematic online stalking under Article 151¹.

Civil and data remedies

A defamation claim must be filed within 100 days after learning or being able to learn of the statement. A court may order publication of its decision and material/non-material damages, but not a compelled apology. Since 2 March 2026, Georgia’s State Audit Office supervises personal-data processing.

Immediate steps

  1. Preserve full screenshots, URL, account ID, timestamps and engagement.
  2. Keep original and manipulated files without altering metadata.
  3. Use impersonation, harassment, privacy and non-consensual-intimate-image reporting.
  4. Send written takedown and no-republication demands.
  5. For threats, blackmail, intimate content or stalking call 112 and contact cybercrime police.

Preparation checklist

Post URL, dated screenshots, account name and correspondence

Before deciding

My photo or personal data was shared without permission

Separate image rights, insults and personal-data issues. Record who published the material, whether consent existed and what harm followed. A removal request and a compensation claim may need different evidence.

Official sources

  1. Matsne — Civil Code of Georgia — Article 18
  2. Matsne — Law of Georgia on Freedom of Speech and Expression
  3. Matsne — Criminal Code of Georgia
  4. Matsne — Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection
  5. Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
  6. State Audit Office

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