 The Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK) is a privately organized body that also controls (electronic) media regarding their suitability for minors.The German "Jugendschutzgesetz" (Youth Protection Act) of 2003 made the former advisory-only label a de facto requirement; only products controlled by such a body may be publicly displayed for sale, with further restrictions applying to such media considered to be "18+".In the 1990s and 2000s, the struggle against scientology in Germany has been a major issue, as scientology is viewed by the German authorities as a threat to democracy and a predatory commercial organization, not a religion.