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.”