GermanyIn force (ongoing amendments)

Germany Youth Media State Treaty (DE JMStV)

German interstate treaty governing youth protection in media, requiring content classification, age verification, and filtering for online services accessible by minors.

Key Provisions

What DE JMStV requires

01

Content must be classified according to German age rating system (FSK/USK)

02

Platforms must implement age verification for content rated 16+ or 18+

03

Technical measures required to prevent minor access to age-restricted content

04

Youth protection officers must be appointed by platforms serving German users

05

KJM (Commission for Youth Media Protection) enforcement authority

Rule Categories Covered

Phosra enforcement categories for DE JMStV

Age Gate

access control
age_gate

Enforces age verification requirements and restricts access to age-inappropriate content or features.

Content Rating

content
content_rating

Applies content maturity ratings (MPAA, TV, ESRB, PEGI, CSM) to filter age-inappropriate media.

Web Filter Level

content
web_filter_level

Sets the overall web filtering strictness level from permissive to highly restrictive.

Platforms Affected

Platforms covered by DE JMStV

YouTubeTikTokInstagramNetflixTwitch
Age: Under 18

MCP Enforcement

Enforce DE JMStV with a single API call

mcp-enforcement
// Enforce DE JMStV compliance
tool: trigger_child_enforcement
input: {
  child_id: "ch_emma_01",
  law: "DE_JMSTV",
  rules: [
          "age_gate",
          "content_rating",
          "web_filter_level"]
}

→ YouTube      enforcement applied     ✓
→ TikTok       enforcement applied     ✓
→ Instagram    enforcement applied     ✓
→ Netflix      enforcement applied     ✓

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