Telcos ready to block more sites promoting violence
Major Philippine internet service providers are proactively blocking websites that host violent content, particularly videos of school shootings. The initiative follows pressure from lawmakers to enhance online safety for children and vulnerable users.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing tension between internet service provider responsibility, content moderation, and the potential for overreach in digital censorship.
MANILA, Philippines - The country's biggest internet service providers (ISPs) are taking online safety a notch higher by preventing Filipinos, especially the youth, from accessing malicious platforms promoting violent activities.
In a statement, Converge ICT Solutions Inc. CEO and co-founder Dennis Anthony Uy said the ISP has blocked nearly 12 billion attempts to enter dangerous sites and blacklisted around 12,000 domains with malicious content in 2025.
"We have always taken a hardline position against dangerous and illicit content harming the most vulnerable in our society, especially children," Uy said.
Uy said Converge complies with due process before blocking access to a site, in line with its human rights policy. Converge works with local regulators and international groups like Internet Watch Foundation in preventing harmful activities from perpetuating its network.
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