Polish parliament approves bill banning streaming of illegal, abusive and degrading acts
- On Thursday, Poland's Sejm voted 419 to 19 to ban 'trash streaming,' imposing jail terms of up to five years for broadcasting crimes like rape, murder, and animal cruelty.
- The legislation aims to curb 'patostreaming'—shocking, often illegal behavior broadcast live—drawing rare support from both Prime Minister Donald Tusk's ruling coalition and the national-conservative opposition party, Law and Justice .
- A 2019 Empowering Children Foundation report found 37% of children aged 13 to 15 admitted watching such content, with 82% of those teenagers believing it should be banned.
- Only the far-right Confederation and Confederation of the Polish Crown voted against the bill, with MP MichaB NieznaDski arguing it 'goes too far' and 'will entail significant censorship.'
- The bill now moves to the Senate before reaching President Karol Nawrocki for final approval; Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski expressed confidence that no veto is expected.
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Polish parliament approves bill banning streaming of illegal, abusive and degrading acts
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419 MPs voted in favor of the bill, 19 against, and one abstained. The bill stipulates that anyone who, in order to gain financial or personal benefit, publicly disseminates content depicting the commission of a prohibited act punishable by imprisonment, an act involving the abuse or killing of an animal, or the degrading treatment of another person, even with that person's consent, is subject to imprisonment.
In a rare act of absolute unity, the Polish parliament has finally decided to curb the internet scourge known as patostreaming. After years of media outrage and law enforcement's helplessness, MPs passed legislation introducing harsh penalties for profiting from broadcasting crimes, violence, or blackout drinking. From now on, prison sentences will be imposed not only for abusing people. Penalties will also apply for faking such acts online. In …
The Polish Parliament adopted a new legislation that will punish those who transmit or simulate serious crimes such as murder, rape, animal cruelty or violence aimed at humiliating others with up to five years' imprisonment. The measure is part of a broader strategy to strengthen control over certain digital content. *** The new law turns the spread of serious crimes into an independent criminal offence. The penalties reach both real transmissio…
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