New US phone network for Christians to block porn and gender-related content
A new US cell phone network called Radiant Mobile, launching on May 5, is targeting Christian consumers by blocking pornography and gender-related content at the network level. The service, operating as a mobile virtual network operator on T-Mobile's network, uses Israeli cybersecurity firm Allot to filter content categories that cannot be overridden by adult users. While marketed as a tool for digital safety, it marks a significant shift in US telecom practices by implementing mandatory, non-removable content blocks.
- ▪Radiant Mobile will launch on May 5, 2026, as a Christian-focused mobile virtual network operator using T-Mobile's network.
- ▪The network uses Allot, an Israeli cybersecurity company, to block content categories including pornography, violence, and transgender-related material by default.
- ▪Adult users cannot disable the network-level blocks on certain content, making it the first US cell plan to implement non-removable filters of this kind.
- ▪Radiant Mobile offers churches a portion of subscribers' $30 monthly fees as part of its outreach strategy.
- ▪T-Mobile does not have a direct relationship with Radiant Mobile, instead working through the MVNO manager CompaxDigital.
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Artificial intelligenceA new US phone network for Christians aims to block porn and gender-related contentLaunching next week on T-Mobile's network, the cell plan takes a nuclear approach to online safety. By James O'Donnellarchive pageMay 1, 2026Stephanie Arnett/MIT Technology Review | Adobe Stock A new US-wide cell phone network marketed to Christians is set to launch next week. It blocks porn, which experts in network security say marks the first time a US cell plan has used network-level blocking for such content that can’t be turned off even by adult account owners. It’s also rolling out a filter on sexual content aimed at blocking material related to gender and trans issues, which will be optional but turned on by default across all plans.
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