July, unexpectedly, was a month of political turmoil. The government was reshuffled, the first major protests since the beginning of the full-scale invasion occurred to prevent the dismantling of anti-corruption infrastructure, and the sphere of information policy has been among the most debated during the discussions on the new Cabinet portfolios. The outbursts were also felt in the media sphere, with several draft laws potentially harmful to freedom of expression submitted to the parliament and adopted.
The most notable events happening in this period were:
- the leadership change within the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications, which is the ministry in charge of forming the information policy;
- the adoption of the Draft Law #12302, containing overbroad definitions which can be used for curtailing criticism of barristers’ work by applying administrative liability;
- the submission of the draft bill on the prohibition of the use of hostile software, which might potentially lead to the ban on the use of Telegram in Ukraine;
- the decision of the media regulator on LGBTIQ+ hate speech.
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 of the digest and provides a follow-up to the acts and events described therein.
You can access the July 2025 digest here: Media Digest, July 2025.