Editing Net neutrality (section)

=== Philippines ===
Net neutrality in the [[Philippines]] is not enforced. Mobile Internet providers like [[Globe Telecom]] and [[Smart Communications]] commonly offer data package promos tied to specific applications, games or websites like Facebook, [[Instagram]], and [[TikTok]].<ref name="netNeutralityBadlyNeededPhilippines">{{cite news |last1=Feria |first1=Rom |title=Net Neutrality Badly Needed in the Philippines |url=https://mb.com.ph/2018/09/05/net-neutrality-badly-needed-in-the-philippines/ |publisher=[[Manila Bulletin]] |date=5 September 2018 |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525174329/https://mb.com.ph/2018/09/05/net-neutrality-badly-needed-in-the-philippines/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="globeGoSURF">{{cite web |title=GoSURF |url=https://www.globe.com.ph/prepaid/gosurf.html |website=[[Globe Telecommunications]] |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=18 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518194727/https://www.globe.com.ph/prepaid/gosurf.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="smartPrepaidPromos">{{cite web |title=Prepaid Promos |url=https://smart.com.ph/Prepaid/promos |website=[[Smart Communications]] |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527161806/https://smart.com.ph/prepaid/promos/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the mid-2010s, Philippine telcos came under fire from the [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Department of Justice]] for throttling the bandwidth of subscribers of unlimited data plans if the subscribers exceeded arbitrary data caps imposed by the telcos under a supposed "fair use policy" on their "unlimited" plans.<ref name="phThrottlingUnlimited">{{cite news |last1=Balea |first1=Jum |title=Philippine gov't warns telcos of penalties for throttling 'unlimited' data users |url=https://www.techinasia.com/philippines-telcos-smart-globe-penalties-data-cap |publisher=[[Tech in Asia]] |date=12 December 2014 |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525174258/https://www.techinasia.com/philippines-telcos-smart-globe-penalties-data-cap |url-status=live }}</ref> Certain adult sites like [[Pornhub]], [[Redtube]], and [[XTube]] have also been blocked by some Philippine ISPs at the request of the [[Philippine National Police]] to the [[National Telecommunications Commission]], even without the necessary court orders required by the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]].<ref name="phBlockAdultSites">{{cite news |last1=de Santos |first1=Jonathan |title=Civil rights group: Blocking adult sites may have been illegal |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/02/01/1668028/civil-rights-group-blocking-adult-sites-may-have-been-illegal |publisher=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=1 February 2017 |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525174328/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/02/01/1668028/civil-rights-group-blocking-adult-sites-may-have-been-illegal |url-status=live }}</ref>