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Japanese Mobile Content Providers Agree To Abide By Safety Regulations; Rating Scheme

By Dianne See Morrison - Thu 03 Jul 2008 02:46 AM PST

Japanese mobile content providers have banded together to create a set of safety guidelines to protect minors, following the June killing spree that left seven dead by a young man who used his mobile to blog about his plans. Mobile web sites, popular in Japan, must agree to 22 rules—including monitoring postings and reporting any suspicious messages to the police—in order to get a label showing they are suitable for minors. As the AFP notes, mobile content companies have been heavily criticized following Tomohiro Kato’s attacks, as a growing number of people have used mobile websites to arrange mass suicides, or to blog about their crime plans. Kato, for instance, posted hundreds of messages, and finally acted when it turned out he had been “ignored” online. 

Posted in: Companies, Countries, Asia, Japan, Entertainment



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