Poland asks EU to fine Meta €250 million, urges action against scams and false ads
Poland says Meta failed to curb scam ads, citing a study that found 106 of 122 reported fraudulent ads were not removed.
- On Wednesday, Polish Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski requested the European Commission fine Meta €250 million, citing persistent scams and false advertising on Facebook and Instagram.
- The move follows a long-running feud involving InPost founder RafaB Brzoska, whose likeness was repeatedly used in fraudulent investment ads before Meta suspended his Instagram account.
- In March, the Warsaw Court of Appeal rejected Meta's attempt to claim the Digital Services Act's hosting liability shield, ruling the company acts as an active participant in advertising.
- While the €250 million request is plausible, enforcement sits exclusively with the European Commission, which can impose fines up to 6% of global annual turnover under the Digital Services Act.
- Poland faces a complex position, as its national implementation of the Digital Services Act passed only this month following a January veto, with the new domestic watchdog already drawing criticism.
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Poland Urges EU to Fine Meta $291 Million Over Scam Ads
Poland has asked the European Commission to impose a $291 million fine on Meta Platforms, saying that it repeatedly failed to remove fraudulent advertisements. It follows Meta being ordered to pay $18 billion under an agreement with U.S. states announced Wednesday to resolve claims that it designed its social media platforms to addict children. Polish Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski urged the commission in an Aug. 26 letter to broad…
Poland urges EU to fine Meta €250 million over fraudulent ads
Warsaw, Aug. 27 (SANA) Poland has urged the European Commission to fine Meta Platforms €250 million ($291 million) over what it says is the company’s failure to effectively remove fraudulent advertisements from its social media platforms. Polish Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said Thursday that authorities had evidence Meta was not adequately protecting users from deceptive advertising. Tests conducted by CERT Polska, the country’s…
Polish Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski has sent the European Commission (EC) a proposal to impose a fine of 250 million euros (six billion crowns) on the American internet company Meta Platforms. He announced this on the X platform on Thursday. According to him, the company is insufficiently and ineffectively combating the spread of fraudulent ads and other harmful content on its platforms, which, according to the minister, violates…
Poland asks EU to fine Meta €250m over scam Facebook ads
Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Poland has formally requested that the European Commission fine Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, €250 million (1.1 billion zloty) for failin…
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