CTIA "stands up for children," announces "Wireless Content Guidelines"

Wireless industry association CTIA has just announced its "Wireless Content Guidelines," a set of standards/procedures crafted in conjunction with the major carriers that aims to give parents more flexibility in limiting their children's wireless internet access. The Guidlines consist of two parts: 1. A pledge by carriers to divide their portals into "General" and "Restricted" (i.e. dirty) content, with carriers promising not to offer restricted content until parental controls are in place, and 2. A plan to implement SurfNanny-type controls on mobile handsets that block certain sites or restrict usage altogether. While on the surface this seems to be an altruistic gesture on the part of the wireless industry, we have a sneaking suspicion that much like the adult industry's push for a .xxx domain (under the guise of protecting children), the carriers are actually just getting all their ducks in a row so they can finally start unleashing all sorts of pornographic content on the unsuspecting public.

[Via textually.org]