Sejm speaker urges president and education minister to sign online safety bill

Marshal of the Sejm, Czarzasty, released a statement on X calling on President and Education Minister Karol Nawrocki to endorse a new amendment to the electronic services law. He argued that the legislation, which would enable courts to issue orders blocking illegal online material such as hate speech, criminal content and fraud, is essential for safeguarding children. Czarzasty stressed that both the president and the minister are parents, as is he, and that cooperation on this issue is overdue.

The appeal comes after recent knife attacks in schools in the Mazovia region that resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries. Police, acting on orders from Prime Minister Donald Tusk, have conducted a nationwide school safety operation, detaining 135 individuals and recording 311 incidents related to suspected offenses. The president previously vetoed an earlier version of the bill, and one outlet proposal also seeks to align Poland with the EU Digital Services Act.