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On 25 September 2026, the President of the Republic of Poland signed one of the legislative acts implementing the Digital Services Act (DSA), namely the Act of 4 September 2026 (hereafter, "the Act") amending the Act on the Provision of Electronic Services and Certain Other Acts. This Act is intended to implement the DSA, which has been applicable in EU member states since 17 February 2024. In May 2025, Poland, along with Cyprus, Spain, Portugal and Czechia, was sued before the Court of Justice of the European Union for not implementing the legal regime.  In January this...

The Act of 3 July 2026 on artificial intelligence systems was published in the Journal of Laws on 27 July 2026. The full launch of the national system of supervision over artificial intelligence (AI) is proceeding in stages. A number of its provisions had already come into force on 28 July, however, a fundamental part of the act became applicable on 11 August 2026 and another part will come into force on 28 October 2026. The act is designed to establish a legal framework for comprehensive support of innovations in the area of AI, and to transpose the EU AI Act. The Polish act ensures...

As required under Article 12 of the Polish Broadcasting Act, by the end of May in each calendar year, the national regulator – the National Broadcasting Council (Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji – KRRiT) – submits to the lower house of parliament (Sejm), the senate and the President of the Republic an annual report on its activities in the preceding calendar year and information on key issues concerning radio and television broadcasting. The report on KRRiT’s 2025 activities is divided into eight sections corresponding to particular responsibilities and tasks imposed...

The Circuit Court in Warsaw, Commercial Court, in its judgment of 27 March 2026 set aside in its entirety the decision of the former Chairman of the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT), Maciej Świrski, of 4 March 2024. This decision had found a violation by the Company TVN SA of the provisions of the Broadcasting Act and imposed a financial penalty of PLN 550 000 on the broadcaster. This was the highest administrative penalty in the history of Polish media. In the opinion of KRRiT, the broadcaster had transmitted a programme promoting content contrary to the law and societal interest, offending...

On 26 February 2026, the Polish the National Broadcasting Council (Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji – KRRiT) held a conference entitled “Influencers 2026 – responsibility in the light of Internet coverage”. The subject discussed was the liability of nearly 800 000 digital content creators operating in Poland, who are significant participants in the media market. The first thematic panel featured experts in the Internet industry, creators and organisations dealing with fact-checking and media education. The second part of the conference concerned regulatory challenges...