Poland: Big Tech Will Face $2.2 Million Fines Whenever They Censor Free Speech
A new law set to be passed in Poland would fine social media giants a whopping $2.2 million each time they unconstitutionally censor lawful free speech.
While liberal governments in western nations seek to fine Facebook and Twitter for failing to remove so-called “hate speech”, Poland is taking a refreshingly different approach.
“Under its provisions, social media services will not be allowed to remove content or block accounts if the content on them does not break Polish law,” Poland In reports.
“In the event of removal or blockage, a complaint can be sent to the platform, which will have 24 hours to consider it. Within 48 hours of the decision, the user will be able to file a petition to the court for the return of access. The court will consider complaints within seven days of receipt and the entire process is to be electronic.”
Summit.news reports: Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro made clear that the legal initiative was designed to tackle censorship and that it wouldn’t impact the right of people who have been slandered or defamed to pursue justice.
“Often, the victims of tendencies for ideological censorship are also representatives of various groups operating in Poland, whose content is removed or blocked, just because they express views and refer to values that are unacceptable from the point of view of communities… with an ever-stronger influence on the functioning of social media,” said Ziobro.
“We realise that it is not an easy topic, we realise that on the internet there should also be a sphere of guarantees for everybody who feels slandered, a sphere of limitation of various content which may carry with it a negative impact on the sphere of other people’s freedom.”
“But we would like to propose such tools that will enable both one side and the other to call for the decision of a body that will be able to adjudicate whether content appearing on such and such a social media account really violates personal rights, whether it can be eliminated, or whether there is censorship.”
This should be the model for all developed countries that value free speech.
In reality, the opposite is true, with the UK for example set to introduce an “Online Safety Bill” that threatens social media platforms with fines up to $24 million for failing “to protect users or remove harmful content.”
Go Poland, well done, the only country that has the courage to follow their own path rather than the soy boy and girl ideology. You can’t even make a joke any more life is so bloody difficult for anyone over the age of 10 as they have been indoctrinated already
Poland of course, has had its share of comminist rules and knows what is right an helpful as opposed to wrong and a dictatorship.
NZ’s defamation laws tend to silence the slanderous.
The best response to any media that censors free speech that is not what is generally considered as hate speech is to cancel membership, refuse to place or read advertisements and write to advertisers telling them their support of censorship means you will no longer purchase their products.
That has some difficulties for some businesses who want to use the change for legitimate purposes.
Agree as to boycotting censored stuff!
Have not looked at Stuff since it’s racist rant before Xmas.
I hope others have joined me.
I don’t follow any links to stuff.
Which Christmas?