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https://www.cnn.com
Compared to previous audit · 4 weeks ago View previous audit
24
New issues
20
Resolved
25
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeD (69)C (75) +6.000
PerformanceC (72)C (75) +3.000
SecurityD (64)C (78) +14.000
AccessibilityD (59)C (74) +15.000
SEOC (72)C (77) +5.000
InfrastructureA (93)B (89) -4.000
ComplianceD (67)F (53) -14.000
ContentD (68)C (73) +5.000
SustainabilityD (62)D (67) +5.000
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 32002900 -300
Accessibility 96009600—
Best Practices 77009600 +1900
SEO 85008500—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 68006800—
Desktop Accessibility 93009300—
Desktop Best Practices 77009600 +1900
Desktop SEO 85007700 -800
FCP 5.80 s6.04 s +237 ms
LCP 9.90 s10.28 s +386 ms
TBT 2.11 s2.53 s +415 ms
CLS 0.0000.000 -0.000
Desktop FCP 1.39 s1.35 s -33 ms
Desktop LCP 1.90 s1.48 s -422 ms
Desktop TBT 344 ms369 ms +25 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0030.021 +0.018
TTFB †27 ms31 ms +4 ms
DNS †22 ms24 ms +2 ms
TLS 3 ms3 ms—
Connect †0 ms0 ms +0 ms
Total †28 ms32 ms +4 ms

† Timing metrics may vary by worker location and do not necessarily indicate site changes.

Projected vs. Actual

Previous
D 69
Projected
A 92
Actual
C 75
Fell short of projection
20 issues resolved since last audit
60 issues remaining
Resolving remaining issues could reach A+

Estimate — actual results may vary

CRITICAL Page weighs 27.9 MB (16.4 MB transferred) performance
CRITICAL 2 sitemap URL(s) blocked by robots.txt: https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2232553092a.JPG?c=original/w_800, https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/untitled-1-20260508070127751.jpg?c=original/w_800 seo
CRITICAL 3.89g CO2 per page view sustainability
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/ui-34d81a...: 247 KB unused (11%) performance
WARNING 139 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
WARNING https://js.stripe.com/v3: 165 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING 3 tracking-shaped cross-site cookie(s): countryCode, geoData, stateCode compliance
WARNING No SPF record found security
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 893ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 9454ms (100% of total) performance
WARNING Total JS execution time is 9.5 s -- over the 3.5s budget performance
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING Unattributable: 1591ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 437 KB unused (67%) performance
WARNING 3.89g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING JavaScript is 4.4 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltInsta...: 462ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/vendor-b9...: 256 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 158 KB unused (74%) performance
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (16.4 MiB of 16.4 MiB) performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 521ms CPU time performance
WARNING Page weight 16.4 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 15.4 MB performance
WARNING 140 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/: 3412ms CPU time performance
CRITICAL 2.84g CO2 per page view sustainability
CRITICAL Page weighs 20.9 MB (10.0 MB transferred) performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 637ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 502ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 411 KB unused (67%) performance
WARNING https://cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js: 83 KB unused (63%) performance
WARNING Unattributable: 984ms CPU time performance
WARNING Page weight 10.0 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 9.0 MB performance
WARNING JavaScript is 4.2 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/: 2965ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 160 KB unused (74%) performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltInsta...: 485ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 6635ms (87% of total) performance
WARNING No `<meta charset>` declaration in HTML seo
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (10.0 MiB of 10.0 MiB) performance
WARNING 153 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/ui-34be6e...: 268 KB unused (12%) performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/vendor-f9...: 233 KB unused (71%) performance
WARNING 151 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
WARNING 2.84g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
CRITICAL No Content-Security-Policy header found security
CRITICAL Page has only 2 words — nearly empty seo
CRITICAL No page title found seo
CRITICAL 3 non-essential cookie(s) set without consent banner compliance
CRITICAL HSTS header is missing security
CRITICAL No viewport meta tag found compliance
CRITICAL No <main> landmark found accessibility
CRITICAL Missing <html lang> attribute (WCAG 3.1.1) accessibility
CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security
WARNING No headings found accessibility
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING Cookie 'countryCode' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING Dead-end page — no outgoing internal links seo
WARNING HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301 infrastructure
WARNING Cookie 'geoData' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING No privacy policy link detected compliance
WARNING No <nav> landmark found accessibility
WARNING Terms of Service not detected compliance
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING No canonical tag found seo
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cookie 'stateCode' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING Images are 4.0 MB — compress or use modern formats performance
WARNING Thin content — only 2 words seo
WARNING Privacy Policy not detected compliance
WARNING No Open Graph meta tags found content
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure

HTTP headers unchanged

9 headers unchanged

Technology stack unchanged

3 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+22 pts
C (75) Could reach A+ (97)
Accessibility +26Compliance +26Performance +25SEO +23Security +22Sustainability +14Infrastructure +10Content +4

Estimate — actual results may vary (60 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Cnn

April 7, 2026 → May 9, 2026

D C 69 → 75 +6 pts

20

Resolved

24

New issues

36

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

$7,450 in development time

Investment remaining

$11,967 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

$13,129/month in ongoing exposure

Figures are estimates based on local developer hourly rate, industry CPC, and regulatory fine ranges.

Performance by category

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Overall score69 (D)75 (C)+6
Performance72 (C)75 (C)+3
Security64 (D)78 (C)+14
Accessibility59 (D)74 (C)+15
SEO72 (C)77 (C)+5
Infrastructure93 (A)89 (B)-4
Compliance67 (D)53 (F)-14
Content68 (D)73 (C)+5
Sustainability62 (D)67 (D)+5

Resolved (20)

  • https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 637ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 502ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 411 KB unused (67%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js: 83 KB unused (63%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 2.84g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

  • Page weighs 20.9 MB (10.0 MB transferred) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Unattributable: 984ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Page weight 10.0 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 9.0 MB (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • JavaScript is 4.2 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://edition.cnn.com/: 2965ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 160 KB unused (74%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltInsta...: 485ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Third-party scripts: 6635ms (87% of total) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • No `<meta charset>` declaration in HTML (SEO)

    → Better search engine visibility

  • Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (10.0 MiB of 10.0 MiB) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

…and 5 more resolved issue(s)

Recommended next steps (60)

  • Sprint 1

    Page weighs 27.9 MB (16.4 MB transferred) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    2 sitemap URL(s) blocked by robots.txt: https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2232553092a.JPG?c=original/w_800, https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/untitled-1-20260508070127751.jpg?c=original/w_800 (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

    3.89g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)

  • Sprint 2

    No Content-Security-Policy header found (Security)

  • Sprint 3

    Page has only 2 words — nearly empty (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

    No page title found (SEO)

  • Sprint 2

    3 non-essential cookie(s) set without consent banner (Compliance)

  • Sprint 1

    HSTS header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    No viewport meta tag found (Compliance)

  • Sprint 1

    No <main> landmark found (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    Missing <html lang> attribute (WCAG 3.1.1) (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 3

    https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/ui-34d81a...: 247 KB unused (11%) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    139 third-party resources (100% of weight) (Performance)

  • Sprint 3

    https://js.stripe.com/v3: 165 KB unused (73%) (Performance)

…and 45 more recommended item(s)

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