Entertainment & Pop Culture - Wireless and Internet Devices

By Jerry Price - May 1, 2006 - comment

“This year, kids will be clamoring for Internet-ready cell phones and video iPods. Parents, if the cost doesn’t deter you, consider this: These new gadgets come with ready access to hardcore pornography.

“Consider some of the items likely to be on the Christmas wish lists on your refrigerator.

“Apple iPod: It’s not just for music anymore. The new iPod is capable of downloading and storing up to 150 hours of video. Porn industry giants—such as Hustler, Penthouse and Playboy—are formatting content for the new hand-held. Another pornographic site, SuicideGirls, reportedly sold 1 million downloads of nude models within a week of the video iPod’s debut.

“Camera and video phones: These high-tech phones are able to take short videos or capture and store up to 3 megabytes of digital photos. New phones are also capable of wireless Internet access without filtering software. A disturbing new trend has also emerged as school-age children are using camera phones to take sexually explicit photos of classmates and distribute them, opening themselves up for prosecution under federal child-pornography laws.

“Sony PlayStation Portable: This device is Internet-ready and able to download photos and video without filtering from any wireless ‘hotspot.’ Porn producers designed and released pornographic movies for it within weeks of its launch.”

Excerpted from Daniel Weiss, “Christmas, Porn and Children: Is Santa Aware of Easy Access on Hand-Held Gadgets?” http://www.washingtontimes.com , November 25, 2005 [Access fee required]

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