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Carriers Adopt Content Rating for Cellphones
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Eh, if it was good enough for TV, then I suppose rating cell phone content is not all that bad. After all, with today’s phones one cannot be too careful!
The nation’s major cellular phone carriers said yesterday that they had adopted a content rating system for video, music, pictures and games that they sell to cellphone users - a development that could pave the way for them to begin selling pornography and sex-oriented content on mobile devices.
The carriers said the ratings, meant to mimic content classifications for movies and video games, are voluntary.
Initially, the carriers would classify content in two categories: general interest and restricted content deemed appropriate only for people over the age of 18. [Read the rest]