Qwest Fighting Against Child Pornography

Sexual exploitation has recently become a major concern for parents of children who are online. Sexual predators are becoming more abundant, and more aggressive. Thankfully, Qwest is taking a step towards eradicating the problem. Child pornography is a medium through which many children are subjugated. Qwest is teaming up with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to block websites that contain child pornography.

Just how does this help eliminate child pornography? The answer is simple, if you remove the method of circulation, you help remove the occurrence. Ernie Allen, the president and CEO of the NCMEC said “ Preventing online distribution is a critical part of the fight against child pornography.” He added that “Qwest is taking an important step in helping to stop the spread of these harmful images.” Qwest’s involvement in blocking child pornography sites helps to stop the horrendous act from happening in the first place.

Qwest is working to make the Internet a safer place for children. Not only is Qwest helping instruct families, community leaders, law enforcement, and educators to help protect children, but Qwest is acting on its own to stop child pornography. Qwest’s chief privacy officer, Andy Holleman, said, “ Child pornography victimizes the youngest and most vulnerable of our society and cannot be tolerated. We have been longtime advocates for child safety on the Internet, but with this agreement we are going even further by denying criminals access to these reprehensible sites.” With this new agreement with NCMEC, Qwest will be stopping child pornography before it becomes an epidemic.

Consistent with federal requirements and Qwest’s contracts and policies, Qwest reports all child pornography incidents. Qwest is a leader of several safety coalitions, in various states across the US. The agreement with NCMEC is another way in which Qwest is making the Internet a safer place for children and adults alike.