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Mother arrested for livestreaming sexual abuse of own children
The 35-year-old mother faces charges of child trafficking which is punishable by life imprisonment
Child sex abuse material now peddled for as low as P100 on Twitter
(UPDATED) PART 2 | EXCLUSIVE: Child sexual abuse has gone from the obscurity of the dark web into free and widely-used social media platforms
Alter Twitter’s awful side: Leaked private sex videos for sale
(UPDATED) PART 1 | EXCLUSIVE: Victims are left helpless while their private videos are spread online and sold by anonymous Twitter accounts patronized by thousands of followers
Europe's most wanted online sex offender gets 20 years in Cebu
Nelson Siacor Torayno is also ordered to pay P2 million in fines
Internet service providers fail to report sites transmitting child porn – DSWD
As per the Anti-Child Pornography Act, internet service providers are mandated to report to the police any obtained knowledge of child porn distribution or access using their servers
Global darknet child porn probe leads to 337 arrests
Authorities from the US, Britain, South Korea and other countries say they rescued at least 23 minor victims of sexual exploitation
Porn, politics are key targets in 'deepfakes' – study
Security firm Deeptrace identifies 96% of deepfakes as 'nonconsensual pornography,' which use the images of female celebrities or others in videos manipulated using artificial intelligence
Bill seeks to classify tabloids with sexual content as R-18
But UP journalism professor Danilo Arao says the measure 'could set the stage for media censorship'
R. Kelly pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges
The new federal charges include the singer systematically recruiting girls for sex while on tour
Europe's most wanted online child sex offender nabbed in Cebu
The arrest of Nelson Siacor Torayno, a 32-year-old Filipino, was kept from the public for months following his arrest due to ongoing investigations, according to the International Justice Mission
R. Kelly denied bond on federal charges including child porn
The musician who for decades has faced sexual abuse accusations was arrested last week on suspicion of having sex with 5 underage girls
R. Kelly arrested on child pornography charges – report
The 52-year-old was taken into custody by federal agents in Chicago late on July 11
Couple gets 32-year jail time, P5-M fine for online child pornography
'Child pornography is a detestable act that every society must seek to eliminate. The offenses involve sexual gratification at the expense of children, the supposed future shapers of our country,' the court decision says
Ex-British Army officer paid P500,000 to watch online abuse of PH kids
'Andrew Whiddett was directly responsible for the soul-destroying abuse of children thousands of miles away from him. He thought he could get away with abusing Filipino children from the comfort of his own home,' says the NCA
Hundreds of couples livestreamed in South Korean motel spycam porn
Four men install tiny cameras in 42 rooms in 30 motels, hidden inside hairdryer holders, wall sockets and digital TV boxes, then stream the footage online
U.S. fugitive wanted on child porn charges arrested in Pampanga
The arrest follows a nearly two-year search for Joel Aquino Pasay, who was indicted in May of 2017 for the receipt of child pornography
Filipino women search for Japanese, romantic porn on Pornhub – study
The study, released last Friday, March 8, seeks to determine what female viewers were looking for aside from lesbian porn
Google moves to fix YouTube glitch exploited for child porn
The closing of the loophole comes after a YouTube creator this week revealed what he called a 'wormhole' that allowed comments and connections on child porn alongside innocuous videos
Feminist filmmakers tackle adult movie machismo
'Feminist porn is part of a fight against misogyny on the same territory and with the same weapons as the sex movie mainstream,' says French filmmaker Ovidie
Child porn thriving in WhatsApp due to insufficient moderation
With 1.5 billion users and just 300 employees, WhatsApp has seen child porn slip through its content moderation systems
Pornhub ranks Philippines first in time spent on site for 5th year running
Filipinos now spend an average of 13 minutes, 50 seconds on the site per visit. This appears to be the 5th straight year the Philippines has ranked first in terms of time on Pornhub.
Tumblr removed from Apple's App Store due to child pornography
Tumblr admits the application was taken down due to child pornography bypassing the filters set up to prevent it from showing on the service
Porn-watching employee infects U.S. gov't network with malware – report
The infected network is owned by a satellite imaging facility called the EROS Center
South Korea women hold record mass rally against 'spycam porn'
The protestors are demanding that the government toughen punishments for offenders, and shutter websites hosting the footage
South Korea women protest 'spycam porn' in mass rally
'What kind of country has South Korea become? A country where women can't even pee without having to worry about having their butts filmed in secret?' says a protester
Vatican jails Italian priest for child porn
Monsignor Carlo Alberto Capella pleads guilty in the opening day of the court hearing on Friday
Bitcoin's blockchain holds child pornography content – researchers
The study finds some 1,600 files on the bitcoin blockchain, of which 99% are texts or images. Among those files are objectionable content such as links to child pornography.
US gymnastics coach faces child porn charges
James Kivisto is found out to have at least 100 'inappropriate images' on his devices he obtained through hidden cameras set up inside the gym's bathroom
Senate approves treaty against cybercrime, child pornography
'This treaty is very important to protect our people from cybercrime especially since the country is the number one haven for those committing child pornography,' says Senate foreign relations chair Loren Legarda
Porn as bait: Over 1.2 million people hit by malware, lured by adult content
Kaspersky Lab explains 'adult content serves as a tool for cybercriminals to lure victims into fraudulent schemes involving phishing, PC and Android malware'
Filipinos top Pornhub's 'most time spent' list again
For the 4th straight year, Pornhub stats show that Filipinos spend the most time on the world's biggest porn site
160 attempts daily to access online porn in UK parliament – data
A total of 24,473 attempts were made since last June's general election from devices connected to the parliamentary network
Philippines top global source of child pornography – Unicef
8 out of 10 Filipino children at risk of online sexual abuse or bullying
When kids don’t know they are victims of sexual abuse
Kim* was 12 when her neighbor recruited her. By the time she was rescued, she was already 15.
Rurouni Kenshin creator charged with child pornography possession
DVDs showing nude underage girls are found at the office and home of 'Rurouni Kenshin' creator Nobuhiro Watsuki
Facebook wants your nudes to fight spread of revenge porn
Submitted nudes are given a digital fingerprint that allows for automatic identification and blocking of potential future uploads on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger
Glee’s Mark Salling pleads guilty to child pornography
The actor was initially arrested in December 2015 after thousands of images of child pornography were found in his laptop
Germany dismantles huge online child pornography ring
The 87 000 members of Elysium traded images and video files of the most serious sexual abuse of children including babies and representations of sexual violence against children a statement from Frankfurt prosecutors reads
Indonesian Islamist leader named suspect in porn case
Rizieq Shihab leader of notorious radical group the Islamic Defenders Front FPI is named a suspect for allegedly exchanging pornographic messages with a woman
Mandaue mother arrested for pimping daughter online
Local police caught the mother in the act of live streaming her 15 year old daughter s online show to a foreigner
Dutchman held in Cambodia with thousands of child porn photos
Evrard Nicolas Sarot is detained on Tuesday in Siem Reap province with pictures on his iPad and a digital camera of naked boys aged between 11 and 15 according to police
Indian metro probes porn screened at busy station
Authorities are trying to identify 3 suspects believed to be behind the incident last Sunday April 9
Soliman files complaint vs Badoy over child porn remark
Former social welfare secretary Corazon Soliman says Assistant Secretary Lorraine Badoy committed injustice to children when she told the European Union to engage in child porn
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EU on DSWD exec's tirade: Tackle child porn seriously
The EU delegation issues the statement after DSWD Assistant Secretary Lorraine Badoy posts on Facebook: Iyong mga taga EU mag online child porn muna kayo D yan naman kayo magaling e
DSWD exec tells EU: 'Mag-child porn muna kayo'
UPDATED In sarcastic advice on Facebook Social Welfare Assistant Secretary Lorraine Badoy says consuming child pornography is what Europeans – critics of President Duterte – are good at
Swiss man suspected of abusing 80 boys in Thailand
The man will go before the Gruyere criminal court on charges of human trafficking encouraging prostitution sexual acts with children and child pornography prosecutors say
US Homeland Security thanks PH for helping catch pedophile
Agents of the Philippines Department of Justice are commended for assisting US authorities in the case of American Calvin Bernhardt who was convicted of child pornography and child exploitation
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Some porn sites blocked in PH
A message saying that these sites have been blocked in accordance with the Anti Child Pornography Law loads on screen instead
