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Responsible Investing

Mint engagement backs battle against child porn

Thursday 25th of April 2024

Mint’s head of responsible investment Rachel Tinkler says she raised the matter with Spark last year after being made aware of the rising tide of inappropriate material by digital responsibility advocate group Make Sense Aotearoa.

Tinkler says from the perspective of ISP investors, keeping out child porn and objectionable material isn’t necessarily a material issue but it is part of a broader social issue.

She says it was useful to understand the technical aspects from an ISP point of view and to learn about the actions they were taking. This includes being part of the Department of Internal Affairs’ (DIA) independent reference group set up to maintain oversight of the running of the digital child exploitation filtering system (DCEFS).

The group also includes enforcement agencies, Internet user groups and the classification office, and looks at internet safety, child welfare and the prevention of sexual abuse and the preservation of human rights.

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