Patostreaming : characteristics and legal contexts of the phenomenon

The article describes the phenomenon of patostreaming which is present in the Polish Internet. The authors applied the desk research method and the analysis of media content. The authors explain what is characteristic of patostreaming and how it was created. There is an analysis of media content published by the most recognizable patostreamers: Gural, Rafatus, Daniel Magical and Rafonix. There is a defi nition of the most important concepts related to the discussed problem, as well as the classifi cation of patostreaming content. Th e second part of the paper analyses the phenomenon from the legal point of view, taking into account the issues of legal liability of persons submitting content, persons viewing content, as well as platforms providing access to this material. The authors also discussed legal diffi culties related to solving the patostreaming problem.