Globe Telecom announced that it will block access to online content depicting school shootings and other acts of extreme violence as part their efforts to protect children and minors.
The move comes amid recent school shooting incidents in the Philippines involving minors carrying firearms on school premises.
The telecommunications provider said proactive blocking has long been a pillar of its online safety strategy. In 2025, Globe blocked 438,446 domains and URLs containing child sexual abuse and exploitation materials (CSAEM).
Globe has also invested more than $2.7 million in advanced content-filtering systems that go beyond standard requirements to detect and block non-photographic imagery and AI-generated child abuse materials.
In response to the recent incidents, Globe said it is blocking hundreds of additional sites that stream or host illegal gore-related content or material depicting extreme violence, in line with recent directives from Philippine government agencies.
“We have a responsibility to help make the online environment safer, especially for children and young people. As new risks emerge, we need to keep looking at what more we can do. The recent school shooting incident is one opportunity where the industry can work together by removing sites that induce violence in our networks. At Globe, we are ready to do our part and protect children online,” Atty. Froilan Castelo, Globe general counsel said.
Globe continues to work with government agencies and local and international organizations, including the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P), which support efforts to identify and restrict access to harmful and illegal content.
As online threats evolve, Globe said it will continue strengthening its safeguards and supporting efforts toward a broader, coordinated industry response.
