Poland: Office of Competition and Consumer Protection opened investigation into Netflix over alleged lack of consent for fee increase

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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…

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Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
streaming service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2025-08-25
under deliberation

On 25 August 2025, the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) opened an inves…