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Side-by-side comparison of parental control effectiveness across 3 streaming platforms and 9 test categories.

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Showing worst score across all profiles for each category.

Category	Netflix A-	Peacock D	Prime Video D
Profile Esc.w5 Can a child switch to an unrestricted profile?	3Unprotected	3Unprotected	3Unprotected
Searchw5 Can mature content be found via search?	0Full Block	2Soft Barrier	2Soft Barrier
Direct URLw3 Can mature content be accessed via direct URL?	3Unprotected	2Soft Barrier	2Soft Barrier
Kids Modew3 Can children escape the restricted browsing experience?	0Full Block	1Partial	0Full Block
Rec. Leakw4 Does mature content appear in recommendations?	0Full Block	2Soft Barrier	2Soft Barrier
X-Profilew3 Does watch history bleed across profiles?	—N/A	0Full Block	0Full Block
Rating Gapsw2 Are content ratings displayed accurately?	—N/A	0Full Block	0Full Block
PIN/Lockw4 Can PIN/password protections be bypassed?	—N/A	0Full Block	1Partial
Maturityw4 Overall maturity filter effectiveness	0Full Block	2Soft Barrier	2Soft Barrier

Score key:0 = Full Block1 = Partial Block2 = Soft Barrier3 = Unprotected4 = Facilitated

Lower scores are better. 0 means the platform fully blocks the attack vector. 4 means the platform actively facilitates access to restricted content. Overall mode shows the worst score across all three test profiles (Child 7, Child 12, Teen 16).