BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Martyna Różycka has an MA in Scientific Information and Library Science from the Warsaw University. Since graduating from the university, she has been associated with the field of children’s safety online. The author of a book titled "Strony Internetowe dla dzieci i młodzieży" (Websites for Children and Youth) and other publications discussing different aspects of children’s presence on the Web.

Previously she worked in a PR agency, where she dealt mainly with online PR.

For the past 3 years she has worked for the Safer Internet programme, especially for Dyżurnet.pl - Polish contact point which accepts reports about illegal and harmful content on the Web. She has made presentations at conferences for professionals and conducted workshops for children.

ABSTRACT

29 September, Tuesday, 14.45 - 17.00
Parallel session: Discussion session - Blocking illegal content on the Internet - the role of ISPs


30 September, Wednesday, 14.30 - 16.30
Parallel session: Law enforcement session
Presentation topic: What bothers Internet users? Statistics of Polish hotline - Dyżurnet.pl

The team of Dyżurnet.pl has accepted anonymous reports on illegal and harmful content on the Internet for more than 5 years. Initially, most reports concerned child pornography and online promotion of racism or xenophobia. Today a large proportion of reports concerns materials particularly harmful for children and young people, in many cases not regulated by the law.

Acting against the display of illegal and harmful content on the Web, the team has co-operated closely with more than 30 hotline teams operating within the INHOPE association, together with the Polish police. Another important aspect of the team’s work is the cooperation with website administrators who remove and secure the reported content upon the team’s request.

The latest statistics on the reports accepted by Dyżurnet.pl’s team suggest what kinds of content – according to Web users – should not be present on the generally available Internet. Using the statistics from the past few years, the presentation will show a general tendency – increasing numbers of reports are referred to website administrators with a request to remove the harmful content. That clearly suggests the most urgently needed modifications in the Polish law.