Tusk uses Krakow shooting to push new internet speech laws

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to revive legislation restricting online speech, days after the Krakow shooting. “What’s banned in the real world must also be banned in the digital world,” he said.

Tusk hasn’t said exactly what the proposed restrictions would cover. He just wants the government back in the business of deciding what crosses the line online. Poland’s president previously vetoed legislation implementing the EU Digital Services Act over concerns about government censorship.

A shooting has now given Tusk another reason to push the issue. The proposed laws haven’t been introduced yet, but Poles could soon be having another fight over who gets to decide what they’re allowed to say on the internet.

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3751469

https://polskieradio24.pl/polska/bron-i-naduzywanie-wolnosci-w-internecie-tusk-zwraca-sie-do-ministrow

https://k.prezydent.pl/kancelaria/aktywnosc-ministrow/rzecznik-prezydenta-rp-w-programie-rymanowski-live%2C129791

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