1,443 – that is how many disinformation campaigns Poland has recorded in 10 years. Together with the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden, it has identified disinformation as one of the 5 biggest threats by 2027.
New regulations in the EU
EUvsDisinfo Lab and the World Economic Forum 2025 draw attention to the growth of disinformation, and the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), in force since 2024, aims to limit threatening content and protect users. Poland, through the Ministry of Digital Affairs and the Office of Electronic Communications, is working to implement the Act, which will allow for the removal of illegal content.
Disinformation as a threat to democracy
Disinformation poses a serious threat to democracy, and technologies such as deepfakes are becoming the main tools of social engineering attacks. In Poland, the number of fake news cases increased by 100% in 2024, and according to the Financial Times, Poland is most exposed to Russian disinformation in the run-up to the 2025 presidential election.
Global threat
The European Union and the World Economic Forum (WEF) emphasize that disinformation is the greatest global threat. The results of research conducted by the WEF clearly showed that misleading information has an extremely negative impact on the geopolitical environment. Thus, the phenomenon of disinformation – for the second time in a row – has been recognized as one of the greatest global threats.
Challenges and recommendations
Europe must invest in fact-checking through high-quality news on TV and radio and create a safe digital space where high-quality journalism is present. Large media companies and social media companies must comply with the Code of Good Practice under the Digital Services Act. The article describes also the social initiative of Robert Szustkowski on extending the “Right to be forgotten” to the media.
Source: https://i.pl/polska-wsrod-krajow-najbardziej-narazonych-na-dezinformacje/ar/c3p2-27210419