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Increasing numbers of Poles addicted to the internet and social media

by Weronika Gall | 19 Dec 2016 | Polish news

According to the Centre for Public Opinion Research 100 000 people are e-addicted and another 750 000 are at the verge of addiction. All around the world the problem is so severe that there are pavements for people unable to look away from their mobile phones. In...

80% of Polish youngsters online non-stop, unprotected

by Lauren Owens | 26 Sep 2016 | Polish news

80% of Polish youngsters are online non-stop. They use smartphones and tablets. This data has alarmed the experts, because the parents seem not to control the way their children use the internet. Anna Rywczyńska of the Research and Academic Computer Network Institute...

Paedophile hunters in Poland – ordinary heroes in action

by Monika Kardaś | 15 Sep 2016 | Polish news

Paedophiles are extremely active on the web – becoming less anonymous, though more and more audacious. Sometimes just a few seconds are enough to track them down on the internet, which is being proven in black and white by the provocations carried out by the so-called...

The internet in Poland is 25 years old, from humble beginnings

by Weronika Gall | 18 Aug 2016 | Polish news

I connected the router to Copenhagen with one wire and to the Department of Physics at the University of Warsaw with a second one. And then it all started, reminisces Rafał Pietrak, who is considered to be one of two first internet users in Poland. Exactly 25 years...

Deluge of internet hate speech in Poland comes under scrutiny

by Lauren Owens | 21 Sep 2015 | Polish news

Due to the recent refugee crisis, internet hate speech has been on the increase in Poland, bringing with it more questions about why there are no laws or regulations enabling effective pursuit of people who publicly post derogatory and hateful comments. There is more...

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