Afilias Joins the Internet Watch Foundation

Expands action plan to keep child pornography and child sexual
abuse images out of .INFO
DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
In preparation for IWF Awareness Day on October 24, 2008, Afilias
has announced that it has become a member of the Internet Watch
Foundation (IWF). This will increase Afilias' ability to be proactive
in eliminating child pornography and sexual abuse content from the
.INFO domain.

"Afilias has focused on discovering methods, at the domain name
registry level, to create a safer Internet environment in the .INFO
domain," said Hal Lubsen, President and CEO of Afilias. "This year, we
have been working with law enforcement and our registrars to get
malicious sites shut down. Joining the IWF provides us with new
information, including alerts about potential child pornography and
sexual abuse images hosted on .INFO sites. This, combined with our new
.INFO Domain Anti-Abuse Policy, provides a proactive and comprehensive
security plan to protect .INFO users."

The IWF (www.iwf.org.uk) is an Internet "hotline" for the public
and Internet industry to report potentially illegal online content,
specifically online child sexual abuse images, hosted anywhere in the
world. The IWF helps the Internet community in combating abuse through
its alert service, which notifies service providers and hosting
companies to potentially illegal content on their systems, as well as
provides unique data to law enforcement and relevant authorities in
the UK and abroad.

Peter Robbins OBE, QPM, IWF Chief Executive said, "We are
delighted to welcome Afilias as a member of the Internet Watch
Foundation. As the first generic top-level domain registry to join in
our efforts, Afilias and .INFO are demonstrating their commitment and
responsibility amongst the international Internet community by
contributing to work tackling websites that distribute sexually
abusive images of children."

About .INFO

.INFO is the most intuitive path to information on the Internet.
It was the first unrestricted generic top-level domain (TLD) launched
since .COM and today contains over 5 million registered domains and
millions of live Web sites. For more information on .INFO please visit
www.info.info.

About Afilias

Afilias provides global registry services that leverage proven
technology to deliver fast, reliable and secure service. Afilias'
technology supports a wide range of applications, including Internet
domain registries such as .INFO, .ORG, .aero, .mobi, .asia, .me, and
many country code domains. Afilias also provides services in the RFID
market with its Afilias Discovery Service, which enables real-time
lookup of event histories across RFID networks. Afilias maintains
international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, sales offices in
London, England, sales and operational facilities in Toronto,
administrative offices in the U.S. near Philadelphia, PA, and
operational offices in New Delhi, India. For more information on
Afilias please visit www.afilias.info.

About the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)

IWF (www.iwf.org.uk) works in partnership with the online
industry, law enforcement, government, the education sector,
charities, international partners and the public to minimise the
availability of child sexual abuse content hosted anywhere in the
world and criminally obscene and incitement to racial hatred
content hosted in the UK.

The IWF is an independent self-regulatory body, funded by the EU
and the wider online industry, including internet service providers,
mobile operators and manufacturers, content service providers,
filtering companies, search providers, trade associations and the
financial sector as well as other organisations that support the IWF
for corporate social responsibility reasons.

IWF works with UK government to influence initiatives developed to
combat online abuse and this dialogue goes beyond the UK and Europe to
ensure greater awareness of global issues, trends and
responsibilities. IWF works internationally with INHOPE and other
relevant authorities and organisations to encourage wider adoption of
good practice in combating online child sexual abuse content and to
promote inclusive and united global responses to this dynamic,
cross-border criminality.

Afilias
Heather Read
+1-215-706-5700 x114
hread@afilias.info
or
Internet Watch Foundation
+44 (0) 1223 237700
media@iwf.org.uk

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