{"id":2162407,"date":"2019-06-18T20:02:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T20:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usk.de\/?page_id=2162407"},"modified":"2025-07-07T15:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:04:22","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How does youth protection work in Germany? What are the state&#8217;s responsibilities and which tasks fall to the USK? Here, you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions.<\/p>\n\n\n  <div class=\"bk_container\">\n          <div class=\"row bk_tripple_column\">\n  \t\t<!-- for schleife -->\n        \t\t\t\t<div class=\"bk_kachel\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/youth-protection-in-germany\/\">\n              <div class=\"bk_logo\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/usk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/USK_Image-Bilder_April-2019-212-768x512.jpg);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center; background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"bk_content\">\n              <div class=\"bk_title no-cross-linking\">\n                  <a class=\"bk_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/youth-protection-in-germany\/\">How does the German state protect its minors?<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"bk_excerpt\">\n                <div class=\"bk_excerpt_text no-cross-linking\">\n                Germany has the world&#8217;s strictest statutory rules for the classification of media.                <\/div>\n                                  <a class=\"bk_more_link\" href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/youth-protection-in-germany\/\">More&#8230;<\/a>\n                  \n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t<div class=\"bk_kachel\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/what-is-the-usk\/\">\n              <div class=\"bk_logo\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/usk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/USK_Image-Bilder_April-2019-187-768x512.jpg);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center; background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"bk_content\">\n              <div class=\"bk_title no-cross-linking\">\n                  <a class=\"bk_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/what-is-the-usk\/\">What is the USK and what are its responsibilities?<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"bk_excerpt\">\n                <div class=\"bk_excerpt_text no-cross-linking\">\n                The USK is a regulatory body set up by the association of the German computer games industry.                <\/div>\n                                  <a class=\"bk_more_link\" href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/what-is-the-usk\/\">More&#8230;<\/a>\n                  \n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t<div class=\"bk_kachel\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/game-classification-process\/\">\n              <div class=\"bk_logo\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/usk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/USK_Image-Bilder_April-2019-180-768x512.jpg);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center; background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"bk_content\">\n              <div class=\"bk_title no-cross-linking\">\n                  <a class=\"bk_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/game-classification-process\/\">How does game classification work?<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"bk_excerpt\">\n                <div class=\"bk_excerpt_text no-cross-linking\">\n                Fixed criteria apply to the classification of computer games.                <\/div>\n                                  <a class=\"bk_more_link\" href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/game-classification-process\/\">More&#8230;<\/a>\n                  \n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  \n\n  <div class=\"bk_container\">\n          <div class=\"row bk_double_column\">\n  \t\t<!-- for schleife -->\n        \t\t\t\t<div class=\"bk_kachel\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/age-categories\/\">\n              <div class=\"bk_logo\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/usk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/USK_Image-Bilder_April-2019-25-768x512.jpg);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center; background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"bk_content\">\n              <div class=\"bk_title no-cross-linking\">\n                  <a class=\"bk_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/age-categories\/\">What are the age categories?<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"bk_excerpt\">\n                <div class=\"bk_excerpt_text no-cross-linking\">\n                What are the five USK age categories according to German Youth Protection Law?                <\/div>\n                                  <a class=\"bk_more_link\" href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/age-categories\/\">More&#8230;<\/a>\n                  \n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t<div class=\"bk_kachel\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/implications-of-age-ratings\/\">\n              <div class=\"bk_logo\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/usk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/USK_Image-Bilder_April-2019-95-768x512.jpg);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center; 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background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"bk_content\">\n              <div class=\"bk_title no-cross-linking\">\n                  <a class=\"bk_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/what-is-the-index\/\">What is the the &#8220;index of media deemed unsuitable for minors&#8221;?<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"bk_excerpt\">\n                <div class=\"bk_excerpt_text no-cross-linking\">\n                Games with contents that endanger the development of minors are placed on an index.                <\/div>\n                                  <a class=\"bk_more_link\" href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/what-is-the-index\/\">More&#8230;<\/a>\n                  \n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t<div class=\"bk_kachel\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/can-digital-games-be-prohibited-in-germany\/\">\n              <div class=\"bk_logo\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/usk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/USK_Image-Bilder_April-2019-85-768x512.jpg);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center; background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"bk_content\">\n              <div class=\"bk_title no-cross-linking\">\n                  <a class=\"bk_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/can-digital-games-be-prohibited-in-germany\/\">Can computer games be prohibited in Germany?<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"bk_excerpt\">\n                <div class=\"bk_excerpt_text no-cross-linking\">\n                Computer games can be prohibited if they include content illegal according to German Criminal Code.                <\/div>\n                                  <a class=\"bk_more_link\" href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/can-digital-games-be-prohibited-in-germany\/\">More&#8230;<\/a>\n                  \n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t<div class=\"bk_kachel\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/usk.de\/en\/the-usk\/faqs\/censorship\/\">\n              <div class=\"bk_logo\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/usk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/USK_Image-Bilder_April-2019-205-768x512.jpg);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center; 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