The EU could be headed towards a complete surveillance state
The most visited landmark in Germany, Cologne Cathedral, is getting canceled from the city’s logo
The Ministry of Justice is finalizing a draft bill meant to protect freedom of speech online, and one of its key points is the establishment of a Freedom of Speech Council
Foreign tech companies have a month to comply with Russia’s new demands designed to increase the accountability of Big Tech
An internal report conducted by Facebook suggested that the social media platform had a negative effect on political polarization in Poland and contributed to a “social civil war” online, reports The Washington Post
Professor of law and deputy of the Vox party Francisco José Contreras has been censored for 12 hours by Twitter for affirming a biological fact
Russian social media platforms will be responsible to remove illegal content
The reason behind the ban was reportedly related to the Polish Institute of National Remembrance’s post concerning German crimes against Polish children during the Second World War
Thunberg accidentally tweeted talking-points and pre-written content
According to the proposed legislation, the Freedom of Speech Council will be able to impose a fine of up to PLN 50 million (€11.1 million) for an illegal account ban on social media
The young man has wanted to pass himself off as a victim
Polish politicians — mainly those from the United Right — do not adhere to the basic rules of safety online and then complain about hack attacks, writes Wojciech Wybranowski for Remix News
In a touching entry highlighting his family’s Polish roots, Andrew Torba, the founder of independent social media platform GAB, supported the Polish government’s proposals for freedom of speech online
People should follow in the footsteps of the founder of the GAB social media and not give into pressure from Big Tech, writes Bazyli1969 at his blog at salon24.pl
“We will propose for the EU to pass laws on social media similar to the ones in Poland. Social media is meant to serve society, not the interests of their owners,” PM Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Facebook
PM Matovič reiterated that he is not afraid of vaccination
If passed, the new law will allow Poles to appeal to court in the case of unjust bans and censorship related to the removal of posts on social media
Indicated posts will have to be removed within an hour
While conspiracy theories and belief in dark powers used to be attributed to the radical right and left, the liberal mainstream is using them increasingly often to explain their defeats and errors, writes Marek A. Cichocki
“Restriction of freedom is distorting political competition “
The suspension of the Poland Daily account has been associated with the anti-right and anti-PiS article published by leftist portal Oko.press
Social network Parler attracts users as Trump promotes it
Polish President Andrzej Duda encourages young people to purchase Polish products through TikTok
Radosław Sikorski previously insulted several other PiS officials, including Jarosław Kaczyński
New digital rules from the EU may have an impact on freedom of expression on social media
Zuckerberg calls for more regulation from governments, but free speech advocates are worried
“The IS has disappeared from a large portion of the Internet.”
Tech giants to be subject to a 7-percent tax.
Social media and politics equals an age of illiteracy.
To whom does social media belong? Eryk Mistewicz claims that definitely not to the users. The media expert compares the modern internet titans (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple – GAFA) to modern nation states and how they shape the world of politics and public life.
A group of deputies headed by Václav Klaus jr. wants to punish the limitation of the freedom of speech on public social networks within a bill signed by 30 members of the Czech Chamber of Deputies.
