Catholics attack Telus porn plan
p2pnet.net news:- Following news that Canada’s Telus has decided porno pix at $3-4 each are the way of the future, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Vancouver may cancel contracts with the company.
With its new ‘adult content’ service, launched in January 8, it became the first wireless provider in Canada to start peddling pornographic photos and videos.
But archbishop Raymond Roussin is upset, telling The B.C. Catholic newspaper, “Telus Mobility has crossed the line which brings the problem of the accessibility of pornographic material further into the public realm.”
He goes on:
“Given the increasing awareness about the problem of sexual addiction to pornography through Internet access, and the abuse that this perpetuates of vulnerable persons, Telus’s decision is disappointing and disturbing.”
Roussin will raise his concerns with parishes and schools throughout the Archdiocese of Vancouver and is also also considering directing Catholic institutions to terminate their contracts with Telus Mobility, says the story.
Also See:
way of the future - Telus gets into porn biz, January 29, 2007
The B.C. Catholic - Archbishop criticizes Telus porn decision, February 12, 2007
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February 12th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
Totally agree that telus should not be selling porn on their phones. People may download them then transfer to underage people and stuff. Do people really wanna see porn that bad on their cell phone an pay 3-4 bucks a pic too? I mean that stuff is free on google lol.
Its bad enough keys sticking on the computer keyboard id hate to see the phone all gummed up too……..