Abstract

A number of legal regulations of key importance for the provision of online services have already come into force or will become effective in 2020. Their adoption was aimed at two major goals. First, to embrace those services with a legal regime typical of „traditional” audio-visual and telecommunication services. An example is the „video platform sharing service” and „interpersonal service” regulated in the draft amendments to the Broadcasting Act and the new Electronic Communication Law. Secondly, a special role played by providers of various online platforms started to be seen as entities providing not only „own” online services, but first of all facilitating the conduct of online business activities by other entities. This is connected with the threats to abuse this position. Those risks are to be prevented or minimised by the provisions of the EU regulation on online intermediation services. The article analyses new duties of online service providers specified in the above mentioned legal acts.