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In three decisions delivered in March and April 2026, the Hungarian Constitutional Court further developed its jurisprudence on the relationship between freedom of expression, electoral fairness and the constitutional role of public service media during election campaigns, particularly regarding social media platforms operated by public service media organisations. The cases arose from judicial review proceedings before the Kúria (the Supreme Court of Hungary) concerning decisions of the National Election Commission (Nemzeti Választási Bizottság - NVB) and focused...

On 26 February 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in Case C-92/23 concerning the infringement proceedings initiated by the European Commission against Hungary regarding the refusal to renew Klubrádió’s broadcasting contract. The Court found that Hungarian authorities breached EU law by refusing to extend the service provider's frequency usage rights based on discriminatory and disproportionate conditions. Klubrádió is a Hungarian commercial radio station that has been broadcasting its programmes on various radio...

In late January 2026, the Media Council of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (Nemzeti Média és Hírközlési Hatóság - NMHH) issued several decisions regarding non-compliance with advertising regulations by both private and public service media providers. The administrative body penalised ATV Zrt., Hír TV Zrt., and the public service broadcaster Duna Médiaszolgáltató Nonprofit Zrt. for various violations, ranging from surreptitious commercial communication to the volume of advertisements. As part of its...

Between January and February 2026, the Media Council of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (Nemzeti Média és Hírközlési Hatóság - NMHH) issued two decisions regarding the commercial broadcaster TV2 Zrt., imposing fines totalling approximately 20 million Hungarian forints (HUF) (EUR 52 700). The cases involve a breach of age-rating provisions in a music talent show and a violation of human dignity during a current affairs programme. In both instances, the Media Council also levied personal fines against the media service provider’s...

On 1 January 2026, Hungarian mobile operators Magyar Telekom, One Magyarország and Yettel Magyarország launched safe mobile internet access for minors. The new service, which is available free of charge to individual subscribers, prevents children from visiting Hungary's most popular pornographic websites on the mobile network. In May 2025, the Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság (National Media and Infocommunications Authority, NMHH) issued Decree 7/2025 on detailed rules relating to the secure service provided for minors. It...