Using the Ratings . The tests behind the Ratings Protection is based on the ability to block web sites containing objectionable material, such as sexual content or promotion of crime, bigotry, violence, tobacco, or drugs. Failure to block at least 35 percent of these sites was judged poor. Interference is based on how often a filter blocked web sites containing potentially controversial but legitimate material, such as sex education, the abortion-rights debate, or gun control. Features is based on the number of features related to filtering and child protection.
Price is the estimated national average.
Protection Interference Features Young Teen is pretty effective, though it will block many legitimate sites. Mature Teen isn't suitable for unattended web filtering. Filtering is hard to defeat because it's handled through AOL's centralized service. For some objectionable sites, both controls blocked images but not text. Young Teen blocked 63 percent of legitimate sites.