Polish government announces program to protect presidential elections from Russian influence

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Ahead of Poland's presidential elections in May, the country's government unveiled the 'Election Umbrella' program - with the goal of protecting the nation's cybersecurity from Russian influence.

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00:00The Polish government announced the Election Umbrella Program to ensure national cyber

00:06security during election campaigns ahead of presidential elections in May.

00:12The program hopes to combat disinformation, model the processes of financing election

00:17campaigns and train election committees.

00:20Speaking to Euronews, the Polish Minister for Digital Affairs said Poland is one of

00:25the country's most exposed to cybercrime.

00:28He reports that Polish services close over 200 internet domains with harmful content

00:33each day.

00:36Government information claims Poles are recruited online and offered between 3 and 4 thousand

00:41euros to cooperate with Russian services ahead of the election.

00:45The Opposition Law and Justice Party considers the ruling coalition's program to be a pre-election

01:03attempt at internet censorship.

01:23The Law and Justice Party will officially present its own proposal and digital platform

01:28next Thursday.

01:30The first round of presidential elections in Poland will take place on May 18.

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