Peacock Content Safety Report
Critical failure on Child-7 profile: Profile Escape allows switching to Adult profile with zero authentication
Affected profiles: TestChild7, TestChild12
Cross-Profile Comparison
| Category | Child (7) | Child (12) | Teen (16) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profile Esc.5x | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Search5x | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Direct URL3x | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kids Mode3x | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rec. Leak4x | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| X-Profile3x | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rating Gaps2x | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PIN/Lock4x | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maturity4x | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Overall Grade | D* | A | B+ |
* Grade capped due to critical failure override
Platform Architecture Notes
Kids Profile Strength
Excellent walled garden — dedicated 'Peacock Kids' branded UI at /watch/kids/highlights with search scoped to 'Search Kids', only Home and My Stuff navigation
Kids Profile Weakness
Zero-auth profile switching is a critical vulnerability. Direct URLs to adult content show 'switch profile' prompt with all profiles visible including Adult
Teen Profile Design
Teen profile uses full adult browsing UI. TV-MA content fully discoverable with complete metadata. Playback is HARD BLOCKED (no PIN option) — better than PV's PIN-gated approach
Teen Playback Block
Alert: 'This content exceeds the maturity ratings limit set for this profile' with only BACK button. No PIN bypass possible. No content frames or ads loaded before block.
Teen Metadata Exposure
Full detail pages accessible: title, description, cast, RT ratings, content descriptors (S, V, L), episode lists, trailers. Only play button triggers the maturity block.
Profile System
3 types (Adult/Teen/Kids), immutable after creation. Kids profiles have 3 maturity tiers: Little Kids (TVY), Older Kids (TVY7/TVG/G), Family (TVPG/PG). Account holder profile locked with '18+ to edit' warning.
No Age Granularity
Kids profiles have no age granularity below 13 — TestChild7 and TestChild12 have identical experiences
Password Protection
Changing maturity ratings or autoplay settings requires account password re-entry. Profile PINs available per-profile but not enabled on test profiles.
Tvma In Recommendations
Surface, The Afterparty, The Dynasty, Platonic (all TVMA) visible in Teen home page 'A Taste of Apple TV' row
Regulatory Exposure
Compliance Gap Analysis
Top Untested Requirements
Cross-Platform Comparison
Vs. Prime Video
Kids Profile
Both platforms have excellent content filtering within Kids profiles. Both have the same critical PE-01 vulnerability (zero-auth profile switching). Peacock's DU-01 is slightly worse (shows profile picker vs PV's clean 'Age restricted' message).
Teen Profile
Peacock is BETTER for playback blocking (hard block, no bypass) but WORSE for metadata exposure (full detail pages accessible). PV gates playback with PIN (weaker but bypassable) while exposing same metadata level.
Overall Design
Peacock uses profile-type-based immutable restrictions (Kids/Teen/Adult). PV uses account-wide PIN for all viewing restrictions. Peacock's approach is more robust for playback blocking but both fail on profile switching.