December was a relatively calm legislative season for media and digital rights regulation. The government proposed a bill to enhance digital accessibility, while the Draft Law on Personal Data Protection was transferred to another parliamentary committee after a prolonged period of inaction in its preparation for the second reading. A long-stalled Draft Law #11321 was signed by the President. The media regulator continued its efforts to enforce compliance with the Law on Media in the sphere of combating Russian media influence.
The most notable events happening in this period were:
- adoption of the Law on the State Budget of Ukraine for 2026;
- signature of the draft law strengthening journalists’ guarantees and access to information;
- submission of the draft law regulating digital accessibility;
- imposition of a fine on a VOD service for hosting a film where a cast included a Russian actor from the so-called “black list”.
This series of digests, produced with the support of International Media Support (IMS), provides an overview of the proposed and adopted legislation in the spheres of freedom of expression, media regulation, privacy and data protection, Internet regulation in general, and the activities of the National Broadcasting Council in the area of Media Law implementation.
As usual, the digest contains references to the documents discussed in the previous issues and provides a follow-up to the acts and events described therein.
You can access the December 2025 digest here: Digest #30 – December 2025.