# Poland signs ACTA then pauses ratification after protests

Date: 2012

In January 2012 Poland signed ACTA; street protests followed and [Tusk](/people/donald-tusk) paused ratification. Signature plus pause is a completed internet-policy sequence.

## People

- Donald Tusk: https://factrail.ai/people/donald-tusk

## Drivers

- Digital-Rights and Platform-Power Regulation: https://factrail.ai/drivers/tech-digital-rights-regulation

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-acta-idUSTRE80P1G220120126/
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:22011A0614(01)

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/pl-tusk-acta-2012