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Poland tells tech platforms to curb violent content after school attacks

Of 89 posts flagged as illegal after the attacks, platforms removed only 30, Poland’s digital minister said.

Tarun Mottlia

Via TNW | Eu

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Poland tells tech platforms to curb violent content after school attacks
Image: Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski speaks to reporters in December 2024.

Poland summoned Google, Meta, TikTok, Discord, and Telegram on Friday and told them to do more to stop violent content from spreading after knife attacks at schools, Reuters reported. Elon Musk’s X was also invited but did not attend.

The attacks took place over four days last week in Ostrołęka, near Wyszków, and in Warsaw.

A school employee was killed, and around 15 people were injured, and the attacks were followed by a wave of online threats against schools.

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