Today, June 30, the Verkhovna Rada did not support in the first reading draft law No. 13505 "On the Prohibition of the Use and Distribution of Hostile Software Products and Hostile Information Means."
The day before, the Institute of Mass Information called on people's deputies to remove websites and web pages from the list of criteria for "hostile software products," as this poses risks for online media.
Today, June 30, the Verkhovna Rada did not support in the first reading draft law No. 13505 "On the Prohibition of the Use and Distribution of Hostile Software Products and Hostile Information Means."
The day before, the Institute of Mass Information called on people's deputies to remove websites and web pages from the list of criteria for "hostile software products," as this poses risks for online media.
Recall that in July 2025, the Verkhovna Rada registered a draft law on "prohibition of the use and distribution of hostile software products and hostile information technology." In particular, it provides for the withdrawal of hostile software from use by January 1, 2030 and financial sanctions in case of violation. It also defines the criteria by which hostile software and information technology are determined.
According to the IT Ukraine Association, which supports bill No. 13505, more than 40 Russian software products have been actively used by Ukrainians since 2014. And since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, more than UAH 1.2 billion has been spent on Russian software.
The bill provides for a phased transition from Russian software to safe alternatives by 2030.
"For business, this means predictability, transparent rules, and a clear planning horizon. And for the market, it is a signal that the domestic market of IT solutions in Ukraine is already formed to the point of providing real choice," says Maria Shevchuk, CEO of the IT Ukraine Association.
However, today the bill did not receive the necessary number of votes for further consideration in the Rada.
This was announced by People's Deputy Oleksandr Fedienko, who is one of the initiators of the bill.
"Today is a holiday for Russians. The parliament failed the bill on the ban of Russian software in the first reading. Frankly, over the years of working in parliament, I have never gotten used to the fact that deputies do not read bills at all, but listen to our local bloggers," the people's deputy noted in his Telegram channel.
He added that information in war is a weapon. The enemy's access to data is an advantage that "we have no right to leave to him."
Instead, the Institute of Mass Information called on deputies to reject the draft law in its current version.
IMI explains: the authors of the bill have classified websites and web pages as "hostile products" and made sanctions against their owners the basis for blocking. Experts warn that such a reference creates a dangerous precedent and could become a legal basis for further blocking on the Internet.
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