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.