ESRB “T for Teens” ratings system dismissed by iOS and Android

Release Date 30 Nov, 2011 in SlashGear

Apple, Google kneecap 'universal' content rating for apps ZDNet Asia - 30 Nov, 2011 Mobile-app makers have a new way to rate their apps through a program created by the CTIA and ESRB, but not everyone is on board with it--including two of the biggest mobile-application ...
Mobile app rating system introduced msnbc.com - 30 Nov, 2011 Facebook, iPads, Android, and everything between �" the tech news you need, the stories you want, and the tips you'll actually use. Our Digital Life. Read. Live. Share. Groups work to establish a rating system for apps similar to one already used for ...
Details of Mobile Games Ratings System Revealed PC Magazine - 30 Nov, 2011 How do you know if a mobile game is appropriate for your child? In an effort to offer parents some guidance, CTIA, the wireless industry trade association, and the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) on Tuesday announced a new ...
Apple, Google apps face smut and violence ratings Register - 30 Nov, 2011 Apps could be scored on sex and violence if Apple and Google approve a voluntary rating system proposed by the American Wireless Association, the CITA, and the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). ...
Mobile Industry Rolls out Gaming Rating System PCWorld - 30 Nov, 2011 Mobile telecom trade group CTIA and the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) will roll out a rating system for mobile applications similar to ratings on other electronic games, the groups announced Tuesday. ...
	Apple Joins Google in Skipping New Mobile-App Ratings for Sex, Violence Bloomberg - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎ Under the policy to be unveiled today by CTIA-The Wireless Association, mobile apps for games and social networking will be rated for age-appropriate content on a five-point scale from “everyone” to ...
Wireless, tech giants to start rating apps Washington Post (blog) - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎ Wireless and high-tech giants will announce Tuesday a ratings system for mobile apps to warn families about smartphone and tablet software that contain violent and other mature content. AT&T, Microsoft, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, ...
ESRB to rate apps sold by mobile carriers Los Angeles Times - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎ With more than 200000 Android applications and 500000 for iPhones, the app market has a Wild West, anything-goes flavor -- fun for downloaders, but anxiety-producing for parents. The wireless trade group CTIA on Tuesday addressed those concerns by ...
	Mobile apps to get ratings similar to video games USA Today - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎ Mobile applications and games on popular smartphones and tablets �" including Apple's iPhone and iPad and Android-based devices �" will soon carry age-based ratings. Gerald Herbert, AP The new ratings system hopes to make it ...
MeMeMe Partners with Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) to Bring Next ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎ In 2008, the ESRB began offering a supplemental source of information called rating summaries, which provide brief but detailed description of exactly the type of content that is in a game, including specific examples. The mobile app powered by ...
	Apple and Google Reject CTIA Proposal For Mobile App Ratings System The Inquisitr - 30 Nov, 2011 Google and Apple have both rejected a mobile app rating system that was first proposed by Cellular Telecommunications Internet Association (CTIA). CTIA hoped to launch the ratings system in an attempt to prevent “unnecessary government regulation” ...
	Apple and Google plan to ignore ESRB rating system for mobile games Digitaltrends.com - 30 Nov, 2011 While the ESRB has made an attempt to make the organization relevant in the mobile gaming environment, the two biggest companies that distribute mobile games aren't interested. Mentioned during an announcement last week, the Entertainment Software ...
	Mobile app rating system set to launch without Google, Apple TechSpot - 30 Nov, 2011 Last week, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) and CTIA, a wireless industry conglomerate, announced plans to roll out a content rating system targeted exclusively at mobile apps. On Tuesday, details about the system emerged ...
	App Wrap: "ESRB Rating Search" NY1 - 30 Nov, 2011 NY1 highlights the coolest and newest apps for your cell phone or mobile device in the twice-weekly segment “App Wrap.” NY1's Adam Balkin filed the following report. There's semi-good news for parents out there who buy mobile apps for their kids but ...
	ESRB comes to phone games; but not Droid or iPhone Capsule Computers - 30 Nov, 2011 People play video games on phones other than the Droid and the iPhone. Yes, we know its crazy, but 'tis truth! And those are the games that will now be rated by the ESRB. AT&T Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular and Verizon Wireless have all agreed ...
Wireless Industry Launches Rating System for Mobile Apps National Journal - 30 Nov, 2011 The wireless-industry group CTIA announced on Tuesday that it is launching a new rating system for mobile applications that the major wireless providers have agreed to follow voluntarily. Members of Congress cheered the plan, ...
	ESRB “T for Teens” ratings system dismissed by iOS and Android SlashGear - 30 Nov, 2011 What very well could have been the next generation of rating content on a scale that disallows kids from playing the most violent and inappropriate games by their parents has essentially been shot dead before it was active by none other than the two ...
Apple and Google opt out of industry-sponsored app ratings system Apple Insider - 30 Nov, 2011 The two largest mobile app providers, Apple and Google, will not take part in an application ratings initiative created by CTIA-The Wireless Association, and will instead continue to rely on their own in-house systems. ...
Apple, Google skip ESRB mobile app ratings The Loop - 30 Nov, 2011 The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) intends to apply the age-rating icons now familiar on PC and console games to mobile apps, providing a way for parents to monitor and restrict the games and content their kids download. ...
Apple passes on new CTIA and ESRB mobile app ratings 9 to 5 Mac - 30 Nov, 2011 The CTIA has introduced a new five-point mobile app rating system and voluntary program operated by the ESRB who have been slapping similar “everyone” and “adults only” ratings on video games since the early 90s. Not so surprisingly, the biggest and ...
ESRB mobile app ratings system detailed GameSpot - 30 Nov, 2011 AT&T, Microsoft, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, US Cellular, and Verizon Wireless sign on to use automated application assessment system. Yesterday, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) announced a partnership with CTIA ...
Rating System Created for Mobile Apps MyFox Washington DC - 30 Nov, 2011 WASHINGTON - Do you know what your kids are playing? That's the question that spurred the ratings system for computer and video games. Now those ratings are being extended to mobile apps as well, but they're not available everywhere. ...
Apps and Games to Get Rated for Violence, Sex, Drugs Tom's Guide - 30 Nov, 2011 Games and social apps will get the ESRB treatment on storefronts provided by AT&T, Microsoft, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, US Cellular and Verizon Wireless. There's no question that smartphone and tablet apps have needed some kind of ratings system for some ...
CTIA Announces Ratings for Mobile Apps AVN News (press release) - 30 Nov, 2011 MOBILESPACE�"CTIA, the international nonprofit association representing wireless carriers, in collaboration with the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), has announced the development of a mobile application ratings system to be ...
ESRB ratings come to mobile phones Computerandvideogames.com - 30 Nov, 2011 ESRB and the CTIA Wireless Association have announced a partnership that will bring an ESRB ratings system to mobile phone games and apps. The voluntary system lets developers fill out a questionnaire that will quiz them on content such as sex, ...
Group establishing ratings for apps, similar to video games 9NEWS.com - 30 Nov, 2011 NEW YORK - The Entertainment Software Rating Board, known for its ratings of video games, is stepping forward with a new rating system for all kinds of mobile apps in an effort to help parents filter out inappropriate content. ...
	Apple, Google Not Taking Part in ESRB Mobile Ratings GamePro.com - 30 Nov, 2011 Although the Entertainment Software Rating Board is making a push to rate mobile games, Apple and Google are doing things their own way. by McKinley Noble Even though there's practically nothing stopping underage smartphone users from downloading ...
New Rating System Tells You Which Apps Are Fit for Kids MainStreet - 30 Nov, 2011 NEW YORK (MainStreet) �" Ever worry about whether a particular smartphone app is appropriate for your children? Soon there will be an easy way to find out. CTIA - The Wireless Association has partnered with the Entertainment Software ...
	Apple, Google Opt Out of App Rating System Mobiledia - 30 Nov, 2011 Apple and Google refused to support an industry-backed app ratings system, putting doubt into whether the standard will have an impact at all. CTIA Wireless Trade Association's system is expected to roll ...
ESRB Content Ratings Won't Be Coming to Mobile Apps any Time Soon Phandroid.com - 30 Nov, 2011 The Entertainment Software Rating Board, the same entity that made a big stink out of the likes Mortal Kombat in the early 90s and whose ratings you will find plastered on the front of video games to ...