The Verkhovna Rada supported the draft law No. 2693-d “On Media” in the first second reading. According to Detector Media with reference to the head of the committee on humanitarian and information policy, deputy of the Servant of the People Nikita Poturaeva, 233 deputies voted for the document at a meeting on August 30.

As deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak specified, the bill was supported by 179 deputies from the Servant of the People, 6 from the Batkivshchyna, 12 from the Platform for Life and Future, 7 from the For the Future Party, 12 from Trust, 12 - " "

A month ago, on July 27, 2022, the deputies introduced an addition to the draft law "

Now the document must vote in the second reading. At the same time, a number of people's deputies issued a statement to the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk calling for the document to be withdrawn from the vote..

So, 34 deputies, including representatives of five and non-factional factions, announced the existence in the updated draft law of the “danger of demining the cultural border with Russia”.

Also, certain provisions of the bill " The statement says that some of the provisions of the law proposed for adoption contain many concessions for the Russian-language media industry..

Previously, the bill was seriously criticized by the National Saucer of Journalists of Ukraine..

The bill " In May 2020, the Parliament sent this draft for a second first reading..

The bill should replace several existing media laws. It proposes to introduce the regulation of online media, the activities of bloggers and various web platforms such as Facebook.

The document also provides for the expansion of the powers of the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting..

The adoption of this law is one of the requirements for Ukraine's accession to the EU..