Poland's Sejm passes national Digital Services Act law

The amendment to the Act on the Provision of Electronic Services creates the national supervisory framework for the Digital Services Act. The president of the telecoms regulator UKE formally becomes the Digital Services Coordinator: they will run proceedings over breaches of DSA obligations, handle user complaints, supervise service providers and cooperate with the European Commission and regulators in other member states. They will also certify trusted flaggers, whose notices about illegal content platforms must treat as a priority, certify out-of-court dispute settlement bodies, and grant vetted-researcher status giving access to data from the largest platforms. The competition and consumer protection authority UOKiK and the chair of the National Broadcasting Council KRRiT are also given roles.

The Sejm passed the law on 31 July 2026; it now goes to the Senate. The DSA regulation has applied directly in all member states since 17 February 2024, but enforcing it requires national procedures and designated authorities. An earlier Polish implementation attempt failed at the end of 2025 over a veto by President Nawrocki, which is why the package was split up; Senate consideration and the president's signature are still outstanding. Update (6 August 2026): the Senate passed the law on 6 August 2026 but inserted an amendment adding one representative each of the President, the Sejm and the Senate to the newly created National Council for Digital Services (Krajowa Rada do spraw Usług Cyfrowych). The amendment drew 91 votes and the bill as a whole 59, with the remainder abstaining. The bill therefore returns to the Sejm to decide on the Senate amendment before it can go to the President; it is to enter into force 30 days after publication in the official journal (source: CyberDefence24). Update (4 Sep 2026): The Sejm accepted the Senate's amendment on 4 September 2026 — 409 MPs voted against rejecting it, none in favour of rejection and 21 abstained. Legislative work on the bill is thereby concluded; it now goes to the President, who may sign it, veto it or refer it to the Constitutional Tribunal. (Source: CyberDefence24, 4 Sep 2026) Update (25.09.2026): President Karol Nawrocki signed the law on 25.09.2026; the head of the regulator UKE becomes the digital services coordinator and a National Council for Digital Services is set up. A second, contested bill on blocking illegal content — the reason for January's veto — is still before parliament (300polityka.pl, 25.09.2026: https://300polityka.pl/pl/live/2026-09-25/prezydent-podpisal-5-ustaw-w-tym-pierwsza-wdrazajaca-dsa).