LOS ANGELES – New adults-only search engine BoodiGo has partnered with the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection to screen out search results that lead to websites suspected of harboring child-abuse content.
“When it comes to something like child pornography sites, in our view a guiding credo like ‘don’t be evil’ simply isn’t sufficient,” said Colin Rowntree, a BoodiGo.com founder. “We feel compelled to be proactive here, not just reactive by taking down links to child porn when they are reported to us, but to make an effort to keep images and sites like these from ever being found using our search engine in the first place.
“By screening out and redirecting searches based on the wealth of data that ASACP has compiled over the years, we’re also augmenting our ability to serve our primary purpose, which is to be a resource where adults can find legitimate adult entertainment made by and for consenting adults,” he added.
Under the partnership, the child-protection organization will supply BoodiGo with a variety of data, including search terms commonly used to locate child abuse images. In return, BoodiGo will redirect users who enter ASACP’s alert words to resource pages on the ASACP website.
ASACP Executive Director Tim Henning said BoodiGo and other ASACP supporters “exemplify the highest ethical and operational standards by seeking to actively protect children online.
“BoodiGo is not only blocking search terms that seek illegal and sexually abusive content of minors online, [but] it is also furthering the fight against this heinous material and deterring those that would seek it out by redirecting these searches to ASACP,” Henning said. “This is a fight that can only be waged through the vital support of companies like BoodiGo, who set an example worthy of following.”
Launched in September, BoodiGo’s mission includes eliminating search results from sites that are known or potential security threats, ensuring all BoodiGo sessions are https-encrypted, and working closely with intellectual property rights holders to keep unlicensed content from appearing online.
