MANILA, Philippines — Globe Telecom Inc. has blocked over 12,000 illicit URLs and domains as part of its continuing campaign against illegal websites.
Globe said 11,320 URLs and 502 domains hosting lewd content as well as 194 domains promoting illegal gambling have been blocked since the start of the year.
The Ayala-led telco has invested over $2.7 million in content filtering systems that block websites and imagery that promote child pornography, illegal gambling and online piracy.
“We are committed to helping address child pornography, which has become a troubling societal issue. We support government efforts to curtail these illegal activities through site blocking, education and awareness campaigns,” Globe chief privacy officer Irish Salandanan-Almeida said.
The Philippines is among the world’s leading sources of content rooted in online sexual abuse and exploitation of children, according to a study led by the US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
To address this, Globe is working closely with the Department of Justice, Department of Information and Communications Technology and partner organizations such as the Philippine Chamber of Telecommunications Operators and United Nations Children’s Fund.
Globe has also teamed up with the UK-based Internet Watch Foundation to boost the protection of children online.
The foundation provides a secure and anonymous place to report child sexual abuse images and videos on the internet.