Globe starts blocking AI-generated, CGI, animated child sexual abuse imagery

Globe, a staunch advocate for online safety, has started blocking non-photographic imagery (NPI) of child sexual abuse– those made using artificial intelligence, computer-generated imagery (CGI), animation, cartoon, drawings and other non-live methods– as it ramps up measures against malicious content.

From August 27 to September 27 this year, its first month of implementing this measure, the network blocked 343 URLs and 16 domains containing NPI flagged by its partner Internet Watch Foundation.

The IWF has been at the forefront of combating NPI, recognizing its potential to cause significant harm to viewers and its illegal status in many jurisdictions.  On its website, the IWF said even accidental viewing of child sexual abuse material, even those made with CGI or cartoons, “can cause lasting damage for the person who stumbled upon it.”

Globe blocks more URLs, domains promoting child pornography

Leading digital solutions platform Globe continues to step up its campaign against illegal sites carrying child pornography content and online gambling, blocking 11,320 URLs and 502 domains hosting lewd content, as well as 194 domains of illegal gambling since the start of the year.

Since it launched the #MakeITSafePH initiative in 2017, Globe has clamped down on 3,975 domains and 57,785 URLs featuring child pornography. Through the advocacy, Globe educates consumers on rampant cases of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) and how they can protect minors from such risks.

Globe has invested over $2.7 million in content filtering systems that block websites and imagery that promote child pornography, illegal gambling, and online piracy.