The Entertainment Software Rating Board and CTIA have unveiled a new rating system for mobile software applications intended to help parents monitor activity as the number of children with smartphones and access to wireless content increases. The ESRB has had a similar system in place for video games since 1994, and it said it aims to put a system in place for the hundreds of thousands of apps and online games now available on devices like phones, personal media players and tablets.
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New Mobile App Rating System May Be Missing Some Teeth
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani November 30, 2011 11:10 AMThe Entertainment Software Rating Board and CTIA have unveiled a new rating system for mobile software applications intended to help parents monitor activity as the number of children with smartphones and access to wireless content increases. The ESRB has had a similar system in place for video games since 1994, and it said it aims to put a system in place for the hundreds of thousands of apps and online games now available on devices like phones, personal media players and tablets.