Poland combats illegal content
On 1 January 2005, Poland became the first new EU member state to open a hotline for reporting illegal content online.
The hotline has already dealt with hundreds of reports of potentially illegal material. |
The hotline team in Poland established a cooperation with the police and Internet Service Providers. The hotline began receiving reports from its first day of operation and in its first few months has already helped in more than 400 cases.
The hotline’s statistics show that child pornography is the most commonly type of reported material. 225 such cases have been reported to the police. All but 50 have been confirmed as valid. Of all the online services which can store or transmit illegal material, websites are the most commonly reported source.
Most reports are made to the Polish using an online form provided on their website. A small number of reports have also been made using email or telephone.
The hotline makes an initial analysis of material reported to it. Cases requiring follow-up are reported to the police along with relevant technical information. So far, 138 reports have been filed to the Polish police.
The Polish hotline is also a member of the INHOPE network of hotlines and cooperates with its partners in combating illegal content online. To date, it has made 65 reports to other European hotlines.
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