By Reiner Gloor
“The global statement also appealed for further voluntary and cooperative efforts by the private sector. Specifically, collaborations among Internet service providers, Internet domain registrars, advertising brokers, payment processors and search engine operators, could help advance best practices and advocate policy solutions versus online counterfeit medicines.
In particular, the statement welcomed the voluntary decision taken by Google and Go Daddy and several other companies to form a US-based nonprofit organization, the Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies (CSIP), which announced its decision to take voluntary steps to aid law enforcement, educate the public, and share information related to illegitimate online drug sellers that endanger public health.”