Mobile action against child sexual abuse content (child pornography)
Hamadoun I. Touré
Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union
"As the specialized United Nations agency for information and communication technologies (ICT), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) welcomes the new Mobile Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse to protect children from the misuse of mobile broadband networks by child predators around the world. The World Summit on the Information Society called for national and international measures against the use of ICT in all forms of child abuse and encouraged the setting up of child helplines. Those measures have been endorsed by the ITU and they are being adopted by our distinctive membership of 191 Member States and some 700 private companies. The Mobile Alliance is a prime example of the proactive action industry can take and, together with government and law enforcement support, we can make significant progress in the global fight against child sexual abuse content online."
Viviane Reding
European Commissioner for Information Society and Media.
"I welcome this agreement. It gives a very clear signal that the mobile industry is committed to making the Mobile Internet a safer place for children. The fact that this initiative has grown out of the work carried out by the mobile industry in Europe shows that Europe is, once again, leading in building a trustworthy environment for doing business."
Christian Salbaing
Christian Salbaing, Managing Director, Hutchison 3G Europe.
"3G is about bringing the broadband experience to the handset. To keep up with the pace of consumer demand we constantly reinvent ourselves and we encourage responsible innovation to ensure a safe environment for all our customers. This alliance proves that the industry is proactively taking responsibility. We are very pleased to participate in this initiative."
Boris Nemsic
Chairman of the GSMA Public Policy Committee, CEO Telekom Austria Group and CEO mobilkom Austria
"Mobile communication is an integral part of many people’s lives. Operators therefore have a duty to protect children. The mobilkom austria group is living up to this responsibility and I am very pleased with our pioneering role in this regard. I assume that many operators will join in this initiative."
Olaf Swantee
EVP, Orange.
"We are proud to support this initiative being launched today by the GSMA. At Orange, we believe in taking care of our customers and that goes way beyond the services that we provide. As network technologies rapidly improve, the telecoms industry has to join together, share key learnings and draw on established methods to proactively address this critically important global issue."
Luca Luciani
General Manager of Telecom Italia Domestic Mobile Services
"Telecom Italia strongly believes in supporting the Mobile Alliance to promote the correct use of mobile Internet. TIM underlines the centrality of the customer to its strategy and in this case to the protection of children."
Matthew Key
CEO and Chairman of Telefónica O2 Europe, speaking on behalf of Telefonica S.A
"Protecting children continues to be a top priority for us. We are deeply committed to this new initiative. Alongside our work with government and the rest of the industry to actively oppose child sexual abuse content, O2 has already launched dedicated child protection websites across all of our European businesses. In Latin America, Telefonica is driving a huge research study with students with the aim to learn more about the way new technologies are changing their lives and Fundación Telefonica through Educared is providing education to more than 25 million people."
Jon Fredrik Baksaas
President and CEO of Telenor
"The communications industry has a significant impact on societies everywhere, providing new technology and opportunities to a rapidly growing, global customer base. As key players in this industry, Telenor share a responsibility for making our products and services safe. I am pleased that the GSMA is now taking decisive action to protect the most vulnerable in our society."
Kenneth Karlberg
President Business Area Mobility Services, TeliaSonera
"TeliaSonera has since long taken an active part in the fight against child sexual abuse content, and we are committed to remain at the forefront of this important work. By joining the Alliance, we take another step to protect children and to make the Internet a safer place."
Joachim Horn
CTO of T-Mobile International
"European mobile operators have already taken important steps to improve child safety within the EU Mobile Child Safety Framework launched just one year ago. The new Mobile Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Content adds to these activities and extends it to a global scale. T-Mobile will continue to be at the industry's forefront to maintain a high level of child safety."
Arun Sarin
CEO of Vodafone Group
"Protecting young people wherever they are is of paramount importance to Vodafone. This initiative is one of a number of measures we are implementing to reduce the possibility of misuse of our network."
Trey Harvin
CEO, dotMobi (mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd.)
"As the company representing the space where the Internet and mobility converge, dotMobi is proud to support the Mobile Alliance against Child Sexual Abuse Content. The mobile web is an exciting step forward in global communications, but not at the expense of children’s welfare. Because dotMobi works with both on-portal and off-portal content providers around the world, we hope to cast the widest possible net in preventing the availability and distribution of child sexual abuse content."
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