Disney
Bans Its Characters From Mobile Phones
Ananova
November 25, 2000
Bosses at
Disney have withdrawn permission for their cartoon characters to be used on
mobile phones over health fears.
The move
follows some scientific claims that youngsters are more at risk from mobile
phone radiation than adults.
The US-based
entertainment giant says it will not allow characters like Mickey Mouse and
Tigger to be used on phones or to promote their sales.
A Walt Disney
spokesman says there are too many gaps in knowledge about safety for them to
be associated with the technology.
John Singh,
from the company's consumer products division, told the Daily Express:
"Because the well-being of our customers is our priority we have decided
to discontinue the licensing of our characters for use on cellular phones
until there is reliable scientific evidence establishing the absence of any
such risk."
