Topic: NTC to require ISPs to block porn starting this month (WTF)

[Belphegor]

MANILA, Philippines - The government will require Internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunication companies to install software to monitor and filter out cyber-pornography sites and content.

Speaking at a “Child Abuse and Exploitation in CyberSpace” forum, Samuel Sabile, National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) networks and facilities division officer-in-charge, said the memorandum circular issued last Jan. 30 will be enforced within the month after fulfilling the publication requirements.

In the forum organized by the Council on the Welfare of Children last week, NTC and other government agencies like the Department of Justice (DOJ), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) gave updates on measures being taken to fight cyber-pornography, especially the emerging webcam child sex tourism (WCST).

Terre des Hommes, a European anti-child abuse and exploitation group, said the Philippines was emerging as the main, if not the only, supplier of children offering sex to pedophiles on the web.

Hans Guijt, Terre des Hommes Netherlands head of special projects and campaign, said their study of current global WCST situation indicated that the Philippines had a monopoly on the supply side of the emerging illicit “business.”

Guijt headed Terre des Hommes’ “Sweetie” project last year to make contact with online pedophiles all worldwide.

The Sweetie project involved the creation of a computer-generated Filipino girl named Sweetie, who offered sex services to online predators.

The Philippines has a major role in fighting the relatively new but fast growing phenomenon, he added.

The Philippines is emerging as a supplier of children for web cam (camera) sex due to the English language skills of Filipinos, as well as the high accessibility of Internet connectivity nationwide, Guijt said.

Sabile said since the Philippines currently has no capability to effectively identify cyber-pornography content and sites, the NTC circular requiring the installation of carrier-grade monitoring programs to identify and filter out cyber-pornography content is needed.

The NTC is moving towards migration from the current IPV (Internet protocol version) 4 to IPV6 to enable authorities to monitor Internet activity in smaller and specific locations like houses, he added.

It was learned that IP address monitoring can only be done on a barangay, municipality or city.

If a user in a barangay or city enters a cyber-pornography site, the barangay or city’s IP address will register.

http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/03/14/1300709/ntc-asks-isps-block-cyber-porn
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what the actual F*ck??!!
seriously, sa dami ng pwede gawin, ito pagtutuunan nila ng pansin?
ang dami daming reklamo sa NTC tungkol sa mga services ng mga telco tapos eto ginagawa nila?
 

[kenji_kulet]

  its under cybercrime law , NTC is the local version of NSA  that hamster power internet connection paano ka pa makakanood ng porn?

[tiberionx]

nakakalungkot naman nakakadepress

well time to migrate

[johnnix]

Pwede extend next yr..

[BlueAlphaZero]

I wonder which organization or individual will be brave enough to challenge this in court? Will the anti-cybercrime law contingent speak out against this? Or this too hot a hot-button issue even for all those who believe that all forms of expression online should be free and unrestricted?

[kenji_kulet]

I wonder which organization or individual will be brave enough to challenge this in court? Will the anti-cybercrime law contingent speak out against this? Or this too hot a hot-button issue even for all those who believe that all forms of expression online should be free and unrestricted?

well if only porn industry in the Philippines where legal like here in US probably they will 

[BlueAlphaZero]

well if only porn industry in the Philippines where legal like here in US probably they will 

I suspect that the local chapter of the Moral Majority (complete with the likes of Romulo Macalintal and Lito Atienza) will seek to expand the restriction to include, say, FHM Philippines' website and those like it. For all we know, maybe the Espiya Republic may eventually become a target.

[IWM]

They are talking as if "pornography" and "pedophilia" are synonymous.

[BlueAlphaZero]

They are talking as if "pornography" and "pedophilia" are synonymous.

For Atienza, Macalintal, et al, there is no difference between the two words.

[Adamas]

Problem: Foreigners love watching kiddie porn starring Filipinas.

Solution: Block all forms of pornography from being viewed by local Filiponos.

Logic = Non-Existent.

[maniac2999]

From a professional standpoint, near impossible yan unless iblock lahat ng video stream at encrypted content. Good luck sa kanila.

[raberdaki]

good luck nalang sa kanila kung ma-implement nila yan hahaha!

[kenji_kulet]

I suspect that the local chapter of the Moral Majority (complete with the likes of Romulo Macalintal and Lito Atienza) will seek to expand the restriction to include, say, FHM Philippines' website and those like it. For all we know, maybe the Espiya Republic may eventually become a target.

yeah , that's the only down side of it  pati espiya maaring isama nila kawawa rin yung mga nasa blogspot  pag nagkataon

[boyzarimanok]

parang nasa middle east na tayo nito.. filtered lahat.. hehehehe

[edcbabe]

lol VPN o proxy lang katapat nyan

[BlueAlphaZero]

yeah , that's the only down side of it  pati espiya maaring isama nila kawawa rin yung mga nasa blogspot  pag nagkataon

Well, they could always say that they're protected by the free speech laws since they're posting it on a blog site. But would they be willing to make their argument in court?

[freeyourmind]

block porn? gyera na to

[Dairycow]

black porn? eew. tangina!

[rodeo]

site which deals with child pornography lang ang ibloblock at hindi general pornography