“Facebook has gone to war with the Polish media,” says the editor-in-chief of a leading news website.
Facebook ordered to stop showing scam ads featuring Polish TV star
Omenaa Mensah filed a complaint over fake reports of her death on Facebook and Instagram.
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Facebook apologises for flagging Auschwitz Museum’s posts as violating community standards
The posts were identified for alleged violations including “bullying and harassment” and “sexual solicitation”.
Facebook lifts ban on Polish far-right party ahead of elections
Confederation was suspended from Facebook last year due to spreading Covid misinformation and hate speech.
YouTube removes channels of Polish far-right media group
wRealu24, whose YouTube channel had almost 550,000 subscribers and 90 million views, has been accused of spreading hate speech and Russian propaganda.
Polish government informs Facebook of “strong opposition” to ban on far-right party
The government says it will press ahead with its “Freedom Act”, intended to guarantee free speech on the internet.
Facebook bans Polish far-right party for Covid disinformation and hate speech
Government figures criticised Meta’s decision.
Belarusian KGB used fake Facebook accounts to fuel border crisis with Poland, says Meta
The profiles criticised Poland and accused it of abusing migrants.
Launch of Polish “anti-censorship” social media site hit by technical and security issues
Despite the website’s free speech claims, its terms and conditions show that it will censor certain types of content.
Poland pledges to fight “totalitarian censorship” by social media and calls on EU to act
The prime minister says he will move to more strongly “regulate” social media firms.
Programme to support female entrepreneurs in Poland launched by Facebook
The #SheMeansBusiness programme aims to train 720 Polish business owners in digital marketing this year
Polish MEP to sue Facebook for failing to tackle fake posts defaming him
PiS MEP Patryk Jaki claims that “for years there has been an organised campaign to defame me online” by making him look stupid.
