From coding to training: Philippines tackles online child sexual abuse


Endemic poverty is helping drive a surge in online sexual exploitation in the Philippines. - PHOTO: Bloomberg

MANILA, June 12 (Reuters): Inside an unmarked building in a Manila business district, a war is being waged 24/7 against dark and mostly hidden crimes – the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children.

Here, a system developed by cybersecurity experts at PLDT – the Philippines’ biggest telecommunications company – is blocking millions of attempts by subscribers to access child sexual abuse material every day.

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