New "Jesus-Centric" Phone Network Blocks Porn, LGBTQ Content

Would you pay $30 per month for a censored internet? Radiant Mobile is hoping so.

A new Christian phone network which blocks porn and LGBTQ+ content from users just launched.

The network, Radiant Mobile, creates “an environment that is Jesus-centric, that is void of pornography, void of LGBT, void of trans,” explains Radiant Mobile’s founder, Paul Fisher.

The network breaks things down into more than 100 categories, giving individuals full control over what they see and have access to - including everything from violent content, video games, and even Satanism. Users can toggle categories on and off, though pornographic content is blocked at the network level and cannot be turned on - even for adults.

Radiant leadership are banking on the idea that families … But is there a market for a $30 monthly fee to see less of the internet?

Is There a Market For This?

Radiant is partnered with Israeli cybersecurity company Allot, which breaks the internet up into categories for the app. They purchase bandwidth from T-Mobile cell towers, though T-Mobile representatives confirmed they do not have a direct relationship with Radiant.

The network is part of a wider push of Christians trying to hold themselves accountable to a higher standard online. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson made headlines a few years ago for his use of the app Covenant Eyes, which tracks users’ internet habits to stop them from viewing pornography. Users of that app can pick an “accountability partner” - in Mike Johnson’s case, his son - who will get a notification any time their partner views material the app deems objectionable.

But evangelical-oriented phone networks are becoming a surprisingly crowded field. There’s Liberty Mobile, Patriot Mobile, PureTalk, Charity Mobile - all of which tailor their user experience towards an audience of religious conservatives.

Fisher is betting the market hasn’t reached saturation - and he says he’s got God on his side. “God is talking to me,” he says. “Do something in the faith-based industry.”

He’s got some stiff competition. President Trump recently launched his own network, Trump Mobile.

404: No Nuance Found

As it stands, Fisher has broad control over what content is and isn’t approved on Radiant. He uses the example of yale.edu, which is categorized as an education site and not blocked. “But they have a subsection of one of their websites that’s totally focused on, you know, trans equality,” he points out, referencing lgbtq.yale.edu. That domain? Blocked. “If we see [the LGBTQ content] on the front pages consistently of Yale University, we’ll block them too,” he warns.

It’s the kind of nuance that Radiant doesn’t seem interested in broaching, preferring instead a sort of sledgehammer approach to content they deem objectionable, which, as you might imagine, could leave the internet feeling like a barren wasteland.

That’s why Radiant is replacing all those newly non-existent websites with AI-generated Bible games and videos, including Bible trivia and shorts based on stories like Noah’s Ark and Adam and Eve.