Poland asks EU to fine Meta €250 million over deceptive ads
Krzysztof Gavkovski said CERT Polska reviewed 122 adverts and found Meta failed to remove 86.8% of reported scams; Warsaw urges the European Commission to act.
Poland has asked the European Commission to impose a €250 million fine on Meta, alleging that the company did not act sufficiently to remove deceptive and fraudulent advertisements from its platforms.
Minister for Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gavkovski said that the national cyber‑security team, CERT Polska, examined 122 adverts it judged to be scams. According to the ministry's summary, Meta chose not to remove 106 of those ads — equal to 86.8% of the reports — while only 10 were taken down and six received no reply.
Brussels asked to act
Gavkovski urged the company to put in place more effective measures immediately to prevent fraud, false advertising and the promotion of illegal applications on its services. He framed the request as a matter for the European Commission to consider under EU rules governing online platforms and consumer protection.
The Polish government has previously criticised Meta over the same issue. In April this year an appellate court in Warsaw ruled that the company can be held responsible for advertisements appearing on its platforms, a decision that Warsaw now cites when seeking EU intervention and the proposed penalty.
Poland’s move is likely to intensify scrutiny across the EU of how major social platforms detect and remove harmful commercial content. Meta has not published a response in this account; the case and any eventual sanction would feed into a broader debate about platform liability and enforcement across member states.
Photo: press material from the event
