Experts call for wireless monitoring

cctv.com 02-24-2006 13:09

Modern technology has enabled cell phones to perform sophisticated multimedia tasks. But it has also helped the spread of mobile pornography. Experts are now calling for laws specifically dealing with cellphone indecency, and want more government supervision of wireless Internet services.

This cell phone website is called the "Hut of Temptations." It's filled with obscene pictures. Another site offers adult novels. The emergence of these websites has become a major concern for parents.

Parent, said, "We can set passwords on the computer to prevent the children from logging onto the Internet and viewing those unhealthy websites. But cell phones are different. It is impossible to block or even discover the bad messages they send to each other."

Over 16,000 service providers are offering wireless Internet services for cell phone users in China, but only a few telecommunications carriers, including China Mobile and China Unicom serve as supervisors.

Hao Weimin, Vice Direcotor, China Assoc. of Communication Enterprise, said, "The service providers are located across the country, which poses great difficulties for our supervision."

The ever-improving telecommunication technology is another challenge. And most importantly, carriers lack legal support in their supervision work as the country still doesn't have any laws or regulations aimed at mobile pornography.

Editor:Chen Zhuo  Source:CCTV.com