The push for financial sanctions stems from findings by CERT Polska, the country’s national cybersecurity incident response team. During testing, investigators flagged 122 fraudulent advertisements, yet Meta left 106 of them active on its platform. This represents an 86.8% failure rate in response to verified security threats, with only 10 ads removed and six cases ignored entirely.
This confrontation is part of an escalating legal battle regarding platform accountability. In April 2026, a Warsaw appellate court ruled that Meta bears responsibility for content hosted on its services, a stance the tech giant continues to contest by arguing it should not be held liable for the actions of individual users. The Polish government views the proposed fine as a critical test of European digital regulations, aiming to force major platforms to implement stricter verification systems rather than treating deceptive content as mere user-generated material. The European Commission must now determine whether the evidence provided warrants a continent-wide enforcement action.
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