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Rating systems are government or industry created methods of determining the appropriateness of content in games, films, and on television based on age.
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Games
- Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) - United States, Canada, and Mexico (1994-current)
- Videogame Rating Council - United States (1993-1994) - replaced by ESRB
- Recreational Software Advisory Council (RSAC) - United States (1994-1999) - replaced by ESRB
- Australian Classification Board - Australia (2006-current)
- Office of Film and Literature Classification - Australia (1995-2006) - replaced by the CB
- Pan European Game Information (PEGI) - Europe (2003-current)
- British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) - United Kingdom (-2012) - replaced by PEGI
- Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA, formerly European Leisure Software Publishers Association) - United Kingdom (1994-2003) - replaced by PEGI
- Syndicat des éditeurs de logiciels de loisirs (SELL) - France (1999-2003) - replaced by PEGI
- Asociación Española de Distribuidores y Editores de Software de Entretenimiento (aDeSe) - Spain (1996-2003) - replaced by PEGI
- Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK) - Germany
- Game Software Rating Regulations - Taiwan
- Media Development Authority (MDA) - Singapore
- Departamento de Justiça, Classificação, Títulos e Qualificação - Brazil
Theatrical and home video
- Motion Picture Association (MPA), previously Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) - United States
- Canadian Home Video Rating System - Canada (except Quebec)
- Régie du cinéma du Québec - Canada (Quebec)
- Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) - Australia
- British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) - United Kingdom
- Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) - Ireland
- Central Board of Film Certification - India
- Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (FSK) - Germany
- Netherlands Institute for the Classification of Audiovisual Media (NICAM) - Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg (Benelux)
- Media Council for Children and Young People - Denmark
- 映画倫理管理委員会 (EIRIN) - Japan
- 香港電影分級制度 (HK) - Hong Kong
- Media Development Authority - Singapore
- Departamento de Justiça, Classificação, Títulos e Qualificação - Brazil
Television
- TV Parental Guidelines - United States
- Canadian TV Classification System - Canada