Philippines government orders shutdown of chat rooms

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Philippines government orders shutdown of chat rooms

Matt Lubniewski

January 25, 2005 12:50:00 pm

[JURIST] The National Telecommunications Commission [official site] in the Philippines has ordered cable operators to shut down all chat rooms, in response to complaints that some had become sex channels. The NTC commented that some chat room operators were not regulating the use of profane language or explicit messages in their facilities. The Philippine Daily Inquirer has more.

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