WARSAW, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Poland's Minister of Digital Affairs said on Wednesday he had asked the European Commission to ‌impose a €250 million ($291.30 million) fine on Meta, accusing the ‌social media company of failing to adequately tackle fraudulent advertisements..

"Despite repeated reports from the ​relevant Polish authorities and teams responsible for cybersecurity, Meta still does not provide an effective and adequate response to fraudulent advertisements," minister Krzysztof Gawkowski posted on X.

In a letter to the European Commission that ‌tests conducted by CERT ⁠Polska, the national cybersecurity incident response team, found 122 advertisements that were classified as fraudulent.

"In 106 cases, ⁠or 86.8% of reports, Meta concluded the case with a decision not to remove the advertisement. Only 10 ads were removed, and in ​6 ​cases no response was provided," the ​minister said.

"I also call ‌on Meta to immediately introduce effective tools to eliminate scams, false advertising, and the promotion of illegal applications."

Meta has not immediately responded to a Reuters request for comment.

Meta Platform came under fire for allegations that its products were harmful to children and that the ‌company was misleading the public about ​their safety.

In Poland, the platform was criticised ​for failing to effectively ​respond to fraudulent advertisements and sued by billionaire Rafal ‌Brzoska over fake advertisements.

In lawsuit ​filed by Brzoska, ​the Warsaw appellate court ruled in April 2026 that Meta was responsible for adds it hosts on its platforms. In ​court the platform has ‌argued it is not responsible for the fraudulent actions ​of its users.

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(Reporting by Pawel Florkiewicz and ​Marek Strzelecki, Editing by Louise Heavens)