New York S8217 / A8022 — Streaming Service Age Ratings (NY S8217 / A8022)
Requires streaming services operating in New York to apply and enforce age ratings on individual titles, block age-restricted content on minor profiles by default, and make ratings available through machine-readable metadata for parental-control systems.
Key Provisions
What NY S8217 / A8022 requires
Streaming services must apply standardized age ratings to all catalog titles
Age-restricted content must be blocked on minor profiles by default
Ratings must be exposed via machine-readable metadata for third-party parental controls
Parental controls must allow per-child overrides and reporting
NY AG enforcement authority
Rule Categories Covered
Phosra enforcement categories for NY S8217 / A8022
Streaming Age Rating Enforce
otherEnforces streaming age rating enforce rules across connected platforms.
Csm Age Gate
otherEnforces csm age gate rules across connected platforms.
Content Rating
contentApplies content maturity ratings (MPAA, TV, ESRB, PEGI, CSM) to filter age-inappropriate media.
Platforms Affected
Platforms covered by NY S8217 / A8022
MCP Enforcement
Enforce NY S8217 / A8022 with a single API call
// Enforce NY S8217 / A8022 compliance
tool: trigger_child_enforcement
input: {
child_id: "ch_emma_01",
law: "NY_S8217",
rules: [
"streaming_age_rating_enforce",
"csm_age_gate",
"content_rating"]
}
→ Netflix enforcement applied ✓
→ Disney+ enforcement applied ✓
→ Hulu enforcement applied ✓
→ Max enforcement applied ✓
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