PNP orders crackdown vs AI-enabled online child harassment, exploitation

2026-02-18 - 10:23

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered a crackdown on online child harassment and exploitation done through artificial intelligence (AI). “The Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) [has been tasked] to investigate cases involving the use of artificial intelligence in harassing and exploiting minors,” the PNP said in a statement on