Afilias joins IWF to keep child sexual abuse content out of .INFO
23 October 2008
The day before IWF Awareness Day, global top-level domain registry, Afilias, has announced that it has become a member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). This will increase Afilias’ ability to be proactive in eliminating child sexual abuse content from the .INFO domain.
The IWF (www.iwf.org.uk) is the UK’s internet ‘Hotline’ for the public to report potentially illegal online content, specifically child sexual abuse images hosted anywhere in the world. The IWF helps the internet industry to combat abuse through its ‘notice and take-down’ service, which alerts service providers and hosting companies to potentially illegal content on their systems, as well as providing unique data to law enforcement and relevant authorities in the UK and abroad.
Peter Robbins OBE, QPM, IWF Chief Executive said, “We are delighted to welcome Afilias as a member of the Internet Watch Foundation. As the first generic top-level domain registry to join in our efforts, Afilias and .INFO are demonstrating their commitment and responsibility amongst the international internet community by contributing to work tackling websites that distribute sexually abusive images of children.”
Hal Lubsen, President and CEO of Afilias said, “Afilias has focused on discovering methods, at the domain name registry level, to create a safer internet environment in the .INFO domain. This year, we have been working with law enforcement and our registrars to get illegal or malicious sites shut down. Joining the IWF provides us with new information, including alerts about potential child sexual abuse content hosted on .INFO sites. This, combined with our new .INFO Domain Anti-Abuse Policy, provides a proactive and comprehensive security plan to protect .INFO users.”
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About the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
IWF works in partnership with the online industry, law enforcement, government, the education sector, charities, international partners and the public to minimise the availability of child sexual abuse content hosted anywhere in the world and criminally obscene and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK.
IWF works in partnership with the online industry, law enforcement, government, the education sector, charities, international partners and the public to minimise the availability of child sexual abuse content hosted anywhere in the world and criminally obscene and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK.
The IWF is an independent self-regulatory body, funded by the EU and the wider online industry, including internet service providers, mobile operators and manufacturers, content service providers, filtering companies, search providers, trade associations and the financial sector as well as other organisations that support the IWF for corporate social responsibility reasons.
IWF works with UK government to influence initiatives developed to combat online abuse and this dialogue goes beyond the UK and Europe to ensure greater awareness of global issues, trends and responsibilities. IWF works internationally with INHOPE and other relevant authorities and organisations to encourage wider adoption of good practice in combating online child sexual abuse content and to promote inclusive and united global responses to this dynamic, cross-border criminality.
Please note that "child pornography", "child porn" and "kiddie porn" are not acceptable terms. The use of such language acts to legitimise images which are not pornography, rather, they are permanent records of children being sexually abused and as such should be referred to as child sexual abuse images.
www.iwf.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1223 237700 media@iwf.org.uk
About .INFO
.INFO is the most intuitive path to information on the Internet. It was the first unrestricted generic top-level domain (TLD) launched since .COM and today contains over 5 million registered domains and millions of live Web sites. For more information on .INFO please visit www.info.info.
.INFO is the most intuitive path to information on the Internet. It was the first unrestricted generic top-level domain (TLD) launched since .COM and today contains over 5 million registered domains and millions of live Web sites. For more information on .INFO please visit www.info.info.
About Afilias
Afilias provides global registry services that leverage proven technology to deliver fast, reliable and secure service. Afilias’ technology supports a wide range of applications, including Internet domain registries such as .INFO, .ORG, .aero, .mobi, .asia, .me, and many country code domains. Afilias also provides services in the RFID market with its Afilias Discovery Service, which enables real-time lookup of event histories across RFID networks. Afilias maintains international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, sales offices in London, England, sales and operational facilities in Toronto, administrative offices in the U.S. near Philadelphia, PA, and operational offices in New Delhi, India.
Afilias provides global registry services that leverage proven technology to deliver fast, reliable and secure service. Afilias’ technology supports a wide range of applications, including Internet domain registries such as .INFO, .ORG, .aero, .mobi, .asia, .me, and many country code domains. Afilias also provides services in the RFID market with its Afilias Discovery Service, which enables real-time lookup of event histories across RFID networks. Afilias maintains international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, sales offices in London, England, sales and operational facilities in Toronto, administrative offices in the U.S. near Philadelphia, PA, and operational offices in New Delhi, India.
For more information on Afilias please visit www.afilias.info.
Created: Mon, October 20th, 2008 | Last Modified: Mon, October 20th, 2008
