Private or government rating system?

[Folder Land]

Does your country have a private or goverment rating system for media and/or books? In the Kingdom of Folder Land, all books, tv shows and movies MUST get a rating from the government rating system or it is banned.

Rating systems for books, tv and movies are as followed:
_A:Recomended for Childern up to age 5
A: appropriate for the entire family.
B: appropiate for people 13 and older
C:appropiate for people 17 and older but not illegal to show to younger people with parent's permission
D: Adults only, illegal to show to people under 18.

[Swilatia]

No, we don't.

[Saurisisia]

Private, yes. They're called the Board of Entertainment Ratings.
The ratings are:


G (for all ages)
PG (recommended for those ages ten and up)
PG-13 (recommended for those ages thirteen and up)
R (recommended for those ages eighteen and up)
X (recommended for those twenty one and up, not to be released into theaters)

[Maraque]

Absolutely not. Tsvarchivans are completely capable of deciding what is or isn't appropriate to view, and would find the notion that the government or private organizations know any better than them to be insulting and a breach of censorship laws.

The government or private organizations could create some type of arbitrary rating system, but that's all it would be - arbitrary. They would have no way to enforce or encourage the use of such a system, and nobody would anyway.

[Threlizdun]

Some forms of entertainment display warnings if they have excessive violence, disturbing scenes, visuals that could perhaps cause seizures or anything of the like, but they are completely voluntary.

[United States of Cascadia]

We don't have any rating system to speak of. Ratings boards are censorship boards. Parents are expected to decide what is and isn't appropriate for their kids.

[Wazkyraque]

Nope.

[Toonamix]

No. The content in television, books, internet etc. is not regulated or censored in any way.

Our people are fully capable of determining what content is appropriate for them to watch and what is not. To have a government institution or private company tell people what is appropriate to read and watch would be an insult to their intelligence.

[Industrial Republics]

Yes, we do, in the form of the Council of Entertainment. It is a privately funded organization that gives ratings to every form of entertainment including movies, books, video games, music, etc.

But, these do not restrict any form of entertainment (except very sexual or violent material for anyone under 16), but just show a visible symbol of what content is within the form of entertainment. It is to alert consumers, not control them.

[--Wagondia--]

The Ratings are controlled Privately by the Media and Entertainment Ratings Board, or M.E.R.B. Below are the Ratings-


EDA- Educationally Appropriate
Appropriate for all ages, Specifically Children 6 or younger. These Shows are Extremely Clean and have little content outside of Education. Shows like the Little Einsteins would fit in this Category.
AYC- Appropriate for Young Children
Appropriate for all ages, Specifically Children 8 or younger. These Shows are Still Very Clean, though there is not a Large Educational Presence. Shows like the Berenstain Bears would fit in this Category.
AMC- Appropriate for Moderately Aged Children
Appropriate mostly for ages 8-14. These Shows are still Pretty Clean, and The worst they usually show is Comic Mischief. Shows like iCarly and Spongebob would Fit into this Category.
AYT- Appropriate for Young Teens
Appropriate mostly for ages 14-18. These shows are Relatively Clean, though they can feature Light Cursing, as well as Light Romance. Sometimes Blood may be involved. Jersey Shore would fit into this Category.
ACE- Appropriate for College Entry
Appropriate for those in College, or ages 18-22. These Shows are Not Very Clean and can involve Cursing, Moderate Romance, and Relatively Heavy Bloodshed. CSI Miami would Fit in this Category.
AAO- Appropriate for Adults only
Appropriate for all those out of College. These Shows are Not Clean and feature Cursing, Heavy Romance, Heavy Bloodshed at times, and Sometimes Partial Nudity. Video Games like Grand Theft Auto would fit in this Category.
ADA- Adult Discretion Advised
The Dirtiest Shows for the Dirtiest People. These Shows feature Heavy Language and Romance, Blood and Gore, Full Nudity, and showings of Illegal Actions. Video games like Manhunt 2 would fit in this Category.


There are other Rating systems, Formulated towards different aspects of Media, but the M.E.R.B Ratings are the most used.

[KludgeMUSH]

The rating systems are all private. However, as people here are not terribly concered about whether or not something is "appropriate for children", being that children are much too stupid to comprehend any of it anyway, and therefore, nothing is appropriate for children except maybe beatings, ratings here are mostly about how bad something is: It is widely accepted that to be a proper critic, one must hate everything, so to a proper critic, there is no such thing as a GOOD thing: This contravenes everything we know about the laws of physics themselves. Just as there is no actual thing as cold, only the absence of heat, there is no such thing as good, only the absence of suck. They are all bad, and it is simply a question of how bad. Anyone claiming otherwise is immediately outed as a shill of the publishing industry and loses all credibility.

[JJ Place]

No, JJ Place evolved beyond media censorship rating systems long ago. Media rating systems create more problems than they manage to solve.

[Mature Related]

Synopsis' are usually on the back off the film case...

[Beiluxia]

Does your country have a private or goverment rating system for media and/or books? In the Kingdom of Folder Land, all books, tv shows and movies MUST get a rating from the government rating system or it is banned.

Rating systems for books, tv and movies are as followed:
_A:Recomended for Childern up to age 5
A: appropriate for the entire family.
B: appropiate for people 13 and older
C:appropiate for people 17 and older but not illegal to show to younger people with parent's permission
D: Adults only, illegal to show to people under 18.

Yes, the Department of Happiness, headed by the Secretary of Happiness who is in the cabinet of the Prime Minister, houses the "Social Administration". Under the Social Administration there is a further division that mainly focuses on rating the recommended age requirements for the contents of books, TV shows, and movies. Books, movies, and TV shows are all rated under these similar standards:
Level I - no age recommendation (infant-friendly)
Level IA - recommended age 6 and up (family-friendly)
Level IB - recommended age 9 and up (has "bad words", more mature children themes such as fantasy violence)
Level II - recommended age 12 and up (teens and up; possible language, possible suggestive themes of sexual nature, drugs, and/or violence)
Level IIA - recommended age 15 and up (harsh language, suggestive themes of sexual nature, drugs and/or violence)
Level IIB - recommended age 18 and up (harsh language, visible themes of sexual nature, drugs, and/or violence)
Level III - recommended age 21 and up (harsh language, highly visible themes of sexual nature, drugs, and/or violence)
Level X - recommended age 24 and up (harsh language commonly used, lots of highly visible themes of sexual nature, drugs, and/or violence)

Book ratings are usually less regarded as they aren't as heavily regulated and easier to access, TV shows aren't highly regulated either although many parents do follow the guidelines to an extent, and for movies it is illegal to give a person underage access to an inappropriate film unless with a responsible adult, with exception of Level X's which no underage persons are allowed at all.

[Manhat]

We have a private board that rates games and other media with age ratings and content descriptors. Our ratings are 3+ for games/movies that are suitable for everyone, 6+ for games/movies that are suitable for kids 6 and over might have some light violence and slapstick, 13+ for products with medium violence, medium language and sexual material, 16+ for the products that are a bit more heavy in terms of content and finally 18+ for heavy violence, sexual content, language etc. We don't ban games/movies etc here based on content just give the product an adult rating and allow adults to buy them. If an adult wants to buy an adult product for the kid the rating is explained to them and the content in the game and the parent if so then still decides to buy said product they sign a waiver saying they understand what is in said product and are OK with it. So no more angry soccer moms/dads coming back to the store complaining of content in something they got for lil Jimmy or Suzy.

[Dagnia]

Some media companies have their own rating systems, though the government does not mandate that they do anything at all. Most often, it is a minimum age suggestion, followed by a letter for what kind of offensive material may be in the film, music or other media, like violence or sex.

[Sovereign Spirits]

We do not have a "suitable for age" rating organization. Some companies print or include a recommended level, but it adds extra cost so it is not widely done. It is also seen as completely unnecessary by many, as everyone's idea of what is suitable is different. Those companies that have them don't bother to outline what exactly the criteria are. A few words slapped onto the product, but never a clear line. This is due in large part to the fact that nobody can agree on what that line is.

Previous attempts at similar rating organizations within some of our cities have failed. They, too, did not outline their criteria and merely sent back media they thought crossed an imaginary line. Business owners quickly became enraged, as they were never told just what part of their product pushed them over the unknown limit, causing extra delay and expenditure in an attempt to find what the problem is. Likewise, individual artists were frustrated that they could not present their experience more purely, and it was much more difficult to enter the professional scene since licensing by the organizations were now required. In the end, after a few short years, the program was regarded as a scam and was forcibly dismantled.

[Voerdeland]

We do not have a "suitable for age" rating organization. Some companies print or include a recommended level, but it adds extra cost so it is not widely done. It is also seen as completely unnecessary by many, as everyone's idea of what is suitable is different. Those companies that have them don't bother to outline what exactly the criteria are. A few words slapped onto the product, but never a clear line. This is due in large part to the fact that nobody can agree on what that line is.

This.

[Jinos]

The government of Jinos does not allow private rating systems, mainly to prevent movie companies from blocking certain films from theaters.

There are only two kinds of movies, child appropriate, and adult. Adult movies are 16+ up (theaters check driver's licenses or permits). As people above the age of 16 are considered "young adults"

[Meridiani Planum]

Does your country have a private or goverment rating system for media and/or books?

There is no government system. There are no private systems. There is self-disclosure and private review.

[Victorious Decepticons]

There are no rating systems. Media producers are generally expected (but not mandated) to give an accurate description of the type of show or game that's on their chips, so it's unlikely anyone will be badly surprised by the type of content within. This isn't a "rating," however: if a chip says "Action Movie" it's expected that the audience will know that means lots of blasting, explosions and simulated deaths. Idiocy is not condoned in this country - anyone who expected an action movie to be about peace and love would be mocked and then told to get to Debugging right away.

Most content here is considered appropriate for all ages. This doesn't have the usual connotations - our content is not "soft" by any stretch. Here, we believe that showing newly-built Decepticons violent war and raiding movies, and giving them games on the same theme, is a safe way to prepare them for what they'll likely be doing as adults. We don't have "adult" (sexual) content as entertainment because we're robots. Those who are interested in it anyway, out of simple curiosity about how biologicals manage to make each other, can watch a nature movie at any age.

Despite this unfettered availability of any media made, censorship is not at all uncommon. We just don't censor for things like violence or sex. But just try producing anything that's against the government, and you'll be amazed how fast Domestic Intelligence will be kicking your door down.

[Gunner Graves]

You found a movie?!

...Wait a minute, it's only part one of Titanic. It's all the lovey-dovey stuff with none of the action. Totally worthless.

[Chinese Regions]

Censorship is controlled by Pan-Asian Entertainment Information, PAEI (Pah-Ay). But this usually warns people rather than restrict it to people.

[Vecherd]

We have no rating system.

[Old Beringia]

Nope.