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BY PRINCE GOLEZ
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MANILA – Children must be protected from sexual and violent material on the internet, which expose them to abuse.
This is the idea behind Senate Bill No. 1499 filed by Sen. Leila de Lima.
Commercial establishments and public institutions must use content-filtering devices to block children’s access to “unwanted websites,” the bill stated.
“Our children are the most vulnerable against exploitative acts and other internet-based crimes,” said de Lima. “The shroud of anonymity that the internet gives the perpetrators makes the danger to our children greater.”
The bill identified “unwanted websites” as those with violent video clips and images, articles and recordings with graphic language, and other inappropriate or offensive material.
According to de Lima, the internet has become a common avenue through which sexual predators and other criminals prey on children.
In the proposed “Online Child Safety Act,” the National Telecommunications Commission shall create a “tag” that will pop up when identified “harmful” websites are accessed.
All owners of internet service providers and duly licensed commercial establishments must “report suspected and actual operation of websites containing materials harmful to children … to the nearest law enforcement office,” the bill stated./PN
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