17:19 10 January 2026
President vetoes DSA law in Poland
President Karol Nawrocki vetoed the law implementing the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), blocking rules intended to protect internet users — especially children — from harmful content on major online platforms. The president argued the law could enable censorship and limit free speech by state officials. Digital rights experts strongly disagree. Katarzyna Szymielewicz called the decision political rather than substantive, stressing that Poland lacks effective appeal mechanisms against arbitrary content removals by platforms and safeguards for minors exposed to violent, sexual, or self-harm-related material.
The veto delays tools to report illegal content and reinstate wrongly blocked accounts, and it exposes Poland to potential EU penalties for failing to implement the DSA. Parliament could still override the veto, but the process is uncertain.
