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Poland digital content and cyberbullying legislation

Overview

Poland has implemented new legislation and criminal code amendments to combat online violence, humiliation, and the misuse of digital content.

The law prohibits ‘patostreaming’—the public dissemination of content depicting violence, humiliation, or animal abuse. Perpetrators face up to three years in prison, with penalties increasing to between three months and five years if the victim is a minor. The regulations apply even if the subject has consented to the content and extend to digitally generated content, such as deepfakes. Exceptions are maintained for artistic, educational, journalistic, scientific, or public interest purposes.

Further legal measures include the introduction of Article 255b to penalize those promoting humiliating content for financial or personal gain. Additionally, the Ministry of Justice is developing Article 190a § 1a to address cyberbullying against minors. This specific provision is designed to provide immediate protection by removing the requirement to prove persistent harassment or specific harmful consequences to establish a crime.

Entities

Poland · Polsat News · Krzysztof Gawkowski · Ministry of Justice

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Poland introduces new criminal penalties for online violence and cyberbullying

    Poland is amending its Criminal Code to combat patostreaming and cyberbullying, introducing prison sentences of up to 5 years for online violence involving minors.

  2. 5 days ago

    [POLITICS] 7 sources
    Poland implements new law banning patostreaming and deepfakes

    Poland has implemented a new law banning ‘patostreaming,’ introducing prison sentences of up to five years for disseminating violent, humiliating, or deepfake content, especially involving minors.

Sources

cosmopolitan.si · gazeta-lokalna.pl · jaw.pl · legalis.pl · polsatnews.pl · proto.pl · upday.com · wykop.pl