What can be reported?

In the Content promoting or encouraging the use of illegal psychoactive substances category, we accept reports of websites, e-mails and messages that promote or encourage drug use.

Examples

• Blogs promoting the legalisation of illegal drugs
• Sites selling illegal drugs
• Sites promoting fake medicine promising a quick cure

What happens to the report?

1. Examining the reported content: We will investigate the content at the URL or link indicated in the report, if it is still available.
2. Contacting the National Bureau of Investigation of the Rapid Response and Special Police Service (hereinafter: NNI): If our analysts suspect a criminal offence, the report will be forwarded to the NNI for further investigation.
3. Contacting the service provider, the social media platform: If we deem it necessary based on our analysts' investigation, we will contact the content and/or hosting service provider and the social media platform concerned, and ask for the content in question to be investigated and, if necessary, removed.
4. Contacting the reporting person: In all cases where the report is not anonymous, i.e. the reporting person has provided their email contact details, we will inform the reporting person of the action taken. If necessary, we will ask for further information or clarification.

Before filing a report, please consider the following

• Do you have a specific URL or link to the offending content that would allow us to investigate your report?
• Do you have any other evidence, such as a screenshot?

In what situations are we unable to help?

• Investigating consumer protection issues and complaints
• Websites that sell tobacco products (Elf bar, Vape) not authorised in Hungary are under the jurisdiction of the National Tax and Customs Administration.

Relevant legal standards

Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code

• Chapter XVII – Criminal offences against health