# Veto of Poland’s DSA Implementation Law: Content Blocking and Free Speech

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2121263857977164023
- Source account: [@chrzanikx](https://x.com/chrzanikx)
- Source language: Polish
- Target language: English
- Duration: 1:37
- Published: 2026-11-13
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ehCkt3rDsmb2/en/veto-of-poland-s-dsa-implementation-law-content-blocking-and-free-speech) But the way it is implemented. Under the banner of safety, a mechanism is being created that grants public administration bodies and the government the power to decide to block certain content online.

[0:15](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ehCkt3rDsmb2/en/veto-of-poland-s-dsa-implementation-law-content-blocking-and-free-speech?t=15) This is a particularly sensitive authority.

[0:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ehCkt3rDsmb2/en/veto-of-poland-s-dsa-implementation-law-content-blocking-and-free-speech?t=18) Its abuse can lead to restrictions on public debate, and judicial review, which comes only after a decision has been made, may not always be able to repair the damage caused.

[0:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ehCkt3rDsmb2/en/veto-of-poland-s-dsa-implementation-law-content-blocking-and-free-speech?t=31) Fighting child exploitation and the distribution of material depicting their abuse as well as online violence is an absolute duty of the state.

[0:42](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ehCkt3rDsmb2/en/veto-of-poland-s-dsa-implementation-law-content-blocking-and-free-speech?t=42) However, that is precisely why we must not make arguments that shut down discussion of constitutional guarantees.

[0:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ehCkt3rDsmb2/en/veto-of-poland-s-dsa-implementation-law-content-blocking-and-free-speech?t=50) Criminal laws to combat such crimes are already in force.

[0:55](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ehCkt3rDsmb2/en/veto-of-poland-s-dsa-implementation-law-content-blocking-and-free-speech?t=55) There are also separate EU rapid-response mechanisms for terrorist content.

[1:01](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ehCkt3rDsmb2/en/veto-of-poland-s-dsa-implementation-law-content-blocking-and-free-speech?t=61) Article 54 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland guarantees freedom of expression and the freedom to seek and disseminate information.

[1:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ehCkt3rDsmb2/en/veto-of-poland-s-dsa-implementation-law-content-blocking-and-free-speech?t=72) It also prohibits preventive censorship of the mass media.

[1:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ehCkt3rDsmb2/en/veto-of-poland-s-dsa-implementation-law-content-blocking-and-free-speech?t=76) Constitutional freedom of speech does not prevent the state from acting effectively.

[1:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ehCkt3rDsmb2/en/veto-of-poland-s-dsa-implementation-law-content-blocking-and-free-speech?t=83) It is a boundary that an effective state must respect.

[1:27](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/ehCkt3rDsmb2/en/veto-of-poland-s-dsa-implementation-law-content-blocking-and-free-speech?t=87) That is why I decided to veto the controversial bill on the provision of services by electronic means, implementing the EU Digital Services Act, the DSA.