GermanyJugendschutzgesetz (JuSchG, Youth Protection Act), Section 24a, Vorsorgemassnahmen (provider precautionary measures)
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In force since 1 May 2021.
An age-appropriate design code rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Requires providers of platforms accessible to children and teenagers to implement structural precautions: an accessible reporting and remedy procedure, easily findable references to independent counselling and help services, technical tools for parental control, and default settings that limit usage risk with regard to age.
Enforced by the BzKJ, the federal agency created by the same 2021 amendment that also replaced the former Bundespruefstelle fuer jugendgefaehrdende Medien (BPjM, Federal Review Board for Media Harmful to Young Persons).
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Penalties
Administrative fines under the JuSchG for providers that fail to implement required precautionary measures
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Bundeszentrale fuer Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz (BzKJ)
What it reaches
Covered services
Online platforms, apps, and games accessible to children and teenagers in Germany
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
official federal law text, gesetze-im-internet.de
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