Topic: Poland
Poland is currently facing significant challenges related to censorship and surveillance, with government proposals that threaten free expression and privacy. Recent legislation aims to expand powers for monitoring online content, while calls for investigations into social media platforms highlight the ongoing struggle against perceived disinformation. These developments highlight the urgent need to defend individual liberties in the face of increasing state control over digital communication.
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The Broad New Powers Hiding Inside Poland’s Child Safety Bills
A 419-to-19 vote united Poland’s bitterest political enemies behind a law broad enough to criminalize a protest video.
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President Karol Nawrocki Vetoes Poland’s EU Digital Services Act Enforcement Bill, Citing Censorship Concerns
By blocking the bill, Nawrocki pits constitutional freedom against Brussels’ regulatory reach.
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Polish Deputy Minister Urges EU Investigation Into TikTok Over Videos Promoting “Polexit”
The push to investigate TikTok over anti-EU videos turns algorithmic oversight into Europe’s new battleground for political speech.
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The Disguised Return of The EU’s Private Message Scanning Plot
After public outrage buried it once, the EU’s mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.
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The Biometric Payment Revolution You Never Agreed To
It starts with a quicker checkout and ends with your body turned into corporate infrastructure.
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EU Revives Plan to Ban Private Messaging
The EU is inching toward the biggest peacetime surveillance experiment in its history, with plans to quietly search every private…
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US House Judiciary Committee Warns EU and Poland’s Tusk Government Over Censorship Threat to US Free Speech
Poland’s crackdown on dissent collides with EU silence, sending shockwaves through the global rules of online speech.
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EU Commission Sues Five Member States Over Censorship Law Non-Compliance
Poland, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, and Czech Republic face EU court over Digital Services Act enforcement gaps.
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Polish MEP Patryk Jaki Faces Trial Over 2018 Tweet “Like”
Elon Musk’s condemnation brings global attention to a case that exposes political persecution in Poland.
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Fast-Tracked EU Vote Threatens Online Privacy with New “Chat Control” Law
EU accelerates controversial “chat control” vote, sparking privacy and censorship concerns.
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Poland Plots “Hate Speech” Censorship Law – Including Jailing Offenders for As Much as Three Years
Poland’s proposed hate speech law, penalizing offensive remarks against LGBT and others, ignites fierce debates over free speech and religious…
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Polish NGO Wins Fight Against Facebook’s Censorship
Facebook has been blocked from banning on a whim and without due process.