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Afilias Joins the Internet Watch Foundation
2008-10-24
Expands action plan to keep child sexual abuse images out of .INFO
Dublin, Ireland ? 23 October 2008 ? In preparation for IWF Awareness Day
on October 24, 2008, 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.
"Afilias has focused on discovering methods, at the domain name registry level,
to create a safer Internet environment in the .INFO domain," said Hal Lubsen,
President and CEO of Afilias. "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."
The IWF (www.iwf.org.uk) is the UK's
Internet "Hotline" for the public and Internet industry to report potentially
illegal online content, specifically child sexual abuse images, hosted anywhere
in the world. The IWF helps the Internet industry in combating abuse through its
alert service, which notifies 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."
RISG membership is open to all companies that agree to the RISG goals of
security and corporate responsibility, and are able to contribute positively to
the effort. Any company interested in RISG membership should contact any RISG
member organization.
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.
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. For more
information on Afilias please visit
www.afilias.info.
About the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
IWF (www.iwf.org.uk) 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.
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