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Platform names, documented claims, and linked materials remain attributable to their publishers and owners."},"scope":{"platforms":"Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video.","documentationBoundary":"Only current public pages operated by each platform or its parent company were used for capability claims.","browserBoundary":"One signed-out Chromium run at a 390-by-844 CSS-pixel viewport from a Pakistan network on September 17, 2026.","automatedCheck":"axe-core rules tagged WCAG 2.0 A/AA, WCAG 2.1 A/AA, and WCAG 2.2 AA, plus structural and overflow measurements.","notMeasured":["Episode-level caption accuracy, completeness, timing, speaker identification, sound cues, or translation quality.","Authenticated playback controls, paid catalogs, native mobile or television apps, or assistive-technology user journeys.","The share of each catalog carrying captions, SDH, audio description, or any language track.","Formal WCAG conformance. 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