Poland: Office of Competition and Consumer Protection investigation into Netflix over alleged lack of consent for fee increase
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
25 Aug 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Poland
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
streaming service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Office of Competition and Consumer Protection opened investigation into Netflix over alleged lack of consent for fee increase
On 25 August 2025, the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) opened an investigation into Netflix over increased subscription fees applied without explicit consumer consent. UOKiK noted that Netflix treated users’ silence as a…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority