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A comparison of current mobile software rating systems, showing age on the horizontal axis. Note however that the specific criteria used in assigning a classification can vary widely from one country/system to another. Thus a color code or age range cannot be directly compared from one country to another. Key:
The International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) is an initiative aimed at streamlining acquisition of content ratings for video games, from authorities of different countries. Introduced in 2013, the IARC system simplifies the process of obtaining ratings by developers, through the use of questionnaires, which assess the content of the product.
A content rating (also known as maturity rating) [1] [2] rates the suitability of TV shows, movies, comic books, or video games to this primary targeted audience. [3] [4] [5] A content rating usually places a media source into one of a number of different categories, to show which age group is suitable to view media and entertainment.
The last three ratings replaced the former AO (Adults Only) classification. On free-to-air television, programmes classified M can be broadcast between 9.00am and 3.00pm on weekdays (school term time only, as designated by the Ministry of Education) and from 7.30pm until 5.00am on a daily basis.
UA – Unrestricted public exhibition, but with mandatory age-restricted parental guidance. The age threshold was previously set at 12 years of age, but in 2023 this was further refined to 7, 13 and 16 years of age. [69] UA 7+ – Unrestricted public exhibition, but with parental guidance for children below the age of 7 years.
In 1996, [43] the minimum age for NC-17-rated films was raised to 18, [44] [45] [46] by rewording it to "No One 17 and Under Admitted". [47] The ratings used since 1996 are: [4] Rated G: General audiences – All ages admitted. Rated PG: Parental guidance suggested – Some material may not be suitable for children.
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In November 2012, the ESRB and other video game ratings boards, including PEGI, the Australian Classification Board, and USK among others, established a consortium known as the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC). The group sought to design an online, questionnaire-based rating process for digitally-distributed video games that could ...