Published January 14, 2021, 9:17 AM
Local telcos have blocked a total of 5,532 sites to date as they heed the government’s call to combat online child abuse and pornography.
Globe Telecom Inc. announced Tuesday night, Jan. 13, it has blocked 2,521 sites to comply with the government’s directive.
For their part, PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) took down 3,011 sites that host illicit content featuring children.
Under the law, all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have to install available technology, program or software to block child pornography.
To comply with the law, Globe earlier invested in a USD$2.7 million content-filtering system to support its “PlayItRight” advocacy program versus illegal and pirated content as well as online child pornography.