PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. on Tuesday, May 23, lauded the completion of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of R.A. 11930, the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) and Anti-Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Materials (CSAEM) Law.
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) headed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) has completed the IRR, "giving us clearer guidance on how to harness technology against OSAEC and provide safer spaces for children online and offline,” stated Angel Redoble, FVP and Chief Information Security Officer of PLDT and Smart.
PLDT and Smart have been part of the technical working group that amended the ‘Anti-child Pornography Act of 2009’.
Specifically, the telcos pushed for the inclusion of the ‘Good Samaritan’ clause to empower internet service providers (ISP) to take down offensive materials without being held civilly, criminally or administratively liable.
While waiting for the IRR to be completed, PLDT and Smart have blocked access to CSAEM posted online.
In April, the PLDT Group’s child protection platform prevented more than 226,000 attempts to open these illicit files.
So far, the platform has blacklisted more than 641,000 OSAEC-related URLs.
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) headed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) has completed the IRR, "giving us clearer guidance on how to harness technology against OSAEC and provide safer spaces for children online and offline,” stated Angel Redoble, FVP and Chief Information Security Officer of PLDT and Smart.
PLDT and Smart have been part of the technical working group that amended the ‘Anti-child Pornography Act of 2009’.
Specifically, the telcos pushed for the inclusion of the ‘Good Samaritan’ clause to empower internet service providers (ISP) to take down offensive materials without being held civilly, criminally or administratively liable.
While waiting for the IRR to be completed, PLDT and Smart have blocked access to CSAEM posted online.
In April, the PLDT Group’s child protection platform prevented more than 226,000 attempts to open these illicit files.
So far, the platform has blacklisted more than 641,000 OSAEC-related URLs.