Federal Agency for Child and Youth Protection in the Media

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Federal Agency for Child and Youth Protection in the Media
German: Bundeszentrale für Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz
Agency overview
Formed19 May 1954
JurisdictionGermany
HeadquartersBonn
Agency executive
  • Sebastian Gutknecht, Director
Parent departmentFederal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Websitebzkj.de

The Federal Agency for Child and Youth Protection (German: Bundeszentrale für Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz, BzKJ) is a German federal agency that examines media and creative works for content that is considered potentially harmful to young people. It was known as the Federal Review Board for Media Harmful to Young Persons (German: Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien) until 2021. It is based in Bonn and operates under the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.

The agency maintains a list of published media it has deemed harmful to children. When media meets certain criteria, it is indexed, and the sale and advertising of such media may be restricted among other legal consequences.

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