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Iranian truck driver left stranded in Poland FINALLY gets new truck after original sale fell through

Fardin once again returned to Poland after managing to find a new truck from DBK Group through his new online pals. Help International - Polski Kontyngent Pomocy Irańskiemu Kierowcy/Facebook

In a situation that seemed helpless, Fardin Kazemi was forced to fly home to meet his family after a long separation and to figure out his next move. And then the internet came to his rescue again along with a trucking firm in the village of Święcice. 

Trucking Heroes! Internet lorry drivers raise 100k to help stranded Iranian trucker

Fardin Kazemi had been using an American International 9670 lorry from the 1980s to deliver goods from Poland when he broke down. As news of the breakdown spread, drivers came forward to help the man, who was stranded far from his native Iran.

Poland to host Internet Governance Forum in 2020

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held in Katowice, southern Poland, in 2020. The nomination was announced during the closing ceremony of the14th edition of the event held in Berlin, the Digital Affairs Ministry has announced.

Mobile operators generate 34 pct of Poland's web traffic - report

Mobile networks such as Orange, Plus, T-Mobile and Play generate 34 percent of all website traffic, according to a recent study conducted on over 600,000 websites serviced by Poland's largest provider of hosting services, nazwa.pl.

Facebook giant rejects NGO’s lawsuit because it’s in Polish after BLOCKING its anti-drug website

The website blocked by Facebook has been active for almost 10 years conducting drug education in Poland, warning against the harmful effects of psychoactive substances and helping people who use them.

Polish firm fights online hate speech and dishonesty with hard-hitting videos

The videos mock people who use abusive language, and ask them to think about their own behaviour.

Copyright directive a threat to online freedom of speech

Poland has charged the EU's copyright directive to the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) on grounds of its threats to freedom of speech on the internet, Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz informed on Friday.

E-commerce booming in Poland

The number of internet shops in Poland rose by 1,800 in 2018 to almost 31,000, the Rzeczpospolita daily reported on Wednesday. It cited data compiled by Bisnode, a company which deals in digital business.

Ninety-three percent of Poles use mobile network - survey

According to a survey by the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), 93.1 percent of Poles are connected to the mobile network, while the number of respondents having smartphones is 65.6 percent, with over 90 percentage of smartphone users being under the age of 44.

Facts not fakes. Do not kill neighbouring rights

Following yesterday’s news that press agencies across Europe have banded together to help fight fake news, AFP’s award-winning reporter Sammy Keltz explains how experienced journalists go about their jobs separating fact from rumours and how best to fight the plague of fake news swamping the internet.

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