Federal Agency for Child and Youth Protection in the Media
| German: Bundeszentrale für Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz | |
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| Formed | May 19, 1954 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of Germany |
| Headquarters | Bonn |
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| Parent department | Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth |
| Website | www |
The Federal Agency for Child and Youth Protection in the Media (German: Bundeszentrale für Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz or BzKJ), until 2021 "Federal Review Board for Media Harmful to Young Persons" (German: Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien or BPjM), is an upper-level German federal agency and youth protection panel subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. It is responsible for examining media works suspected to be harmful to young people. These works are added to an official list—a process known as Indizierung (indexing)—as part of child protection efforts. The decision to index a work has a variety of legal implications; chiefly, restrictions on sale and advertisement.