Since February 17, 2024, the Digital Services Act (DSA), also known as Regulation 2022/2065, has been in force within the European Union. The DSA aims to ensure a safe online environment for users and to combat the spread of illegal content in the digital space.

As part of the six-month study, we took actions aimed at checking whether and when hateful content of an anti-Semitic nature is removed by international and Polish IT services. To this end, we conducted a study on the removal of illegal content on the internet by international online platforms—Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and platform X (formerly Twitter)—as well as Polish intermediary service providers: Agora, wp.pl, onet.pl, natemat.pl, dorzeczy.pl, and wykop.pl, with regard to their compliance with national and EU regulations requiring the removal of or disabling access to illegal content, including hate speech. Digital service providers removed only 50.39% of the reported illegal antisemitic content.

We also aimed to answer the question of whether there is a difference in the removal of hateful content reported by regular users versus so-called trusted reporting flaggers. The study showed a higher removal rate for illegal content in cases reported by trusted flaggers and partners. Overall, IT services removed 46.67% of the reports submitted by trusted partners or reporting entities.

The analyzed and reported content also included examples of disinformation and the spread of antisemitic conspiracy myths, aimed at polarizing society and creating or amplifying social fears and anxieties.

We invite you to familiarize yourself with the above report and to get involved in reporting antisemitic incidents online using the platform zglosantysemityzm.pl