Title
ISP Guidelines on Blocking Child Pornography
Law
Ntc Memorandum Circular No. 01-01-2014
Decision Date
Jan 30, 2014
The NTC Memorandum Circular No. 01-01-14 provides guidelines for ISPs in the Philippines to block access to child pornography websites, requiring the installation of technology, submission of potential solutions, reporting of blocked websites, and notification of law enforcement agencies, with fines and penalties for non-compliance.
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Q&A (NTC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 01-01-2014)

Republic Act No. 9775, known as the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009, mandates this.

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) promulgated the guidelines.

ISPs must install filtering technologies within 120 days from the submission of the list to the IACACP.

ISPs must submit a list of at least three carrier grade technology, program or software solutions for evaluation.

The ISP may acquire any of the suggested solutions from the submitted list.

The Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography (IACACP) provides the list to the NTC, which then furnishes it to the ISPs.

No, ISPs are free from any liability arising from compliance with such orders.

ISPs must submit to the IACACP within 5 days from end of each month a list of all child pornography websites blocked that subscribers attempted to access.

ISPs must notify the Philippine National Police (PNP) or the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) within seven days.

ISPs must preserve data records showing the time, origin and destination of access.

No, the circular explicitly states that ISPs are not required to engage in monitoring of users or content.

Violations can lead to fines and other appropriate penalties in accordance with law.

The guidelines took effect fifteen days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation and furnishing certified copies to the UP Law Center.


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