C — https://techdirt.com | BeaverCheck Audit

Site Health

Score: 71 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

Decent speed, but optimizing further could improve engagement.

Several missing protections leave your users and data exposed.

Major barriers for users with disabilities — up to 15% of your audience.

Well-optimized for search — your content is discoverable.

Solid infrastructure — fast server responses across the board.

Mostly compliant — a few items need attention.

Good content signals with minor gaps.

Reasonable footprint with room for optimization.

How is this calculated?

The overall score is a weighted average of individual category scores. Categories with more impact on user experience and security carry more weight.

Performance 25%Security 25%Accessibility 15%SEO 10%Infrastructure 10%Compliance 8%Content 5%Sustainability 2%

Weights reflect general web best practices. Individual needs may differ.

How the composite score is calculated

How you compare

WooCommerce · 45 peers

You 71

Avg 75

At average

0 50 100

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WordPress · 413 peers

You 71

Avg 74

At average

0 50 100

Better than 10% of WordPress sites See full WordPress benchmark →

Top Priorities (5)

Content-Security-Policy header is missing

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Security Headers

No Content-Security-Policy header found

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Content Security Policy

Page weighs 12.7 MB (4.2 MB transferred)

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Performance › Page Weight Budget

1 button(s) with no accessible text

Accessibility issues exclude users with disabilities — up to 15% of your potential audience.

Accessibility › Link & Button Quality

10 image-only link(s) without alt text

Accessibility issues exclude users with disabilities — up to 15% of your potential audience.

Accessibility › Link & Button Quality

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Fix Priority Matrix

5 findings

Impact

Quick Wins

High impact, low effort — start here.

Strategic

High impact, requires investment.

Easy Improvements

Small gains, minimal effort.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

Deprioritize

Low impact, high effort — do last.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

← Low effort High effort →

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What fixing these means

Your site performs reasonably well, but a few targeted fixes could meaningfully improve results. Your LCP of 4.9s exceeds Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold and the 1 performance issue below directly contributes to it. Accessibility issues exclude users who rely on assistive technology — an estimated 15% of your potential audience. Addressing the critical issues below would have the most immediate impact on your user trust.

2 security gaps detected — browsers may warn visitors about your site.

Your LCP is 4.9s — fixing the 1 performance critical could bring it under Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.

2 accessibility issues exclude users who rely on assistive technology.

Conversion Barriers

3 critical 6 warning

9 barrier(s) likely increasing bounce by ~32%.

Speed (1)

Page takes 4.9s to load

+12% bounce

Users abandon at ~3s — you're 2.4s over the 2.5s threshold

Fix: Optimize render-blocking resources, preload the hero image, and compress images

Trust (2)

No HSTS header

+1% bounce

Returning visitors are briefly exposed to downgrade attacks on first request

Fix: Set Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains

No Content-Security-Policy header

+1% bounce

Higher XSS blast radius — one compromised script can exfiltrate the checkout form

Fix: Ship a reporting-only CSP first, then enforce once violations are clean

Usability (2)

4 form field(s) without a label

+6% bounce

Screen readers skip unlabeled fields; autofill can't identify them; checkout abandonment spikes

Fix: Associate every input with a visible <label for="…">; add autocomplete attributes

Viewport disables user zoom

+2% bounce

Visitors with low vision can't read the page — and some jurisdictions treat this as a legal risk

Fix: Remove user-scalable=no; drop maximum-scale if it's below 2

Content (1)

No structured data

+2% bounce

No rich-result eligibility in Google — lower SERP CTR vs competitors with stars and prices

Fix: Add JSON-LD for your page type (Product, Article, FAQPage, LocalBusiness, …)

Navigation (3)

14 link(s) with generic text ("click here", "read more")

+1% bounce

Screen-reader users navigating by link list see no context — and search engines can't infer relevance

Fix: Rewrite with descriptive phrases that identify the destination

No skip-to-content link

+1% bounce

Keyboard and screen-reader users must tab through the entire header on every page

Fix: Add a visible-on-focus <a href="#main">Skip to content</a> as the first focusable element

5 broken link(s) on the page

+5% bounce

Clicks land on 404s — trust drops and the session often ends

Fix: Fix or remove the broken destinations surfaced on the Content tab

Preliminary CRO audit — each barrier links to the tab with detailed analysis.

Return on Investment

$600 investment → $3,703/month returns + USD 157,500 risk avoided

Payback period: < 1 month First-year ROI: +7305%

Investment

$600

6h · 5 findings

Monthly returns

$3,703 /mo

~$44,431 / year

Conversions recovered $3,701
Bandwidth savings $1.06

Regulatory risk avoided

USD 157,500

if kept compliant

ADA Title III USD 150,000
CCPA/CPRA USD 7,500

Payback period

0 12mo 24mo

$100 — in quick wins — start here for the fastest payback

Figures combine localized regulatory fine ceilings, search/conversion value priced against local CPC, and bandwidth waste estimates. Results depend on implementation quality and audience composition. Not legal or financial advice.

Full methodology & sources

Estimated Remediation Cost

$600

6.0 developer hours at $100/hr

Based on United States rates ($100/hr)

Quick wins

$100 2 fixes in ~60 minutes

Start here for the best return on investment

Cost by category

Cost by effort level

Adjust assumptions

Custom rate

$ /hr

Rates reflect fully-loaded developer cost including overhead

How developer rates are sourced

What Inaction Is Costing You

$13,126 / month at risk

~$157,513 / year if left unfixed

Compliance Risk

$157,500

ADA Title IIICCPA/CPRA

No privacy policy link detected
CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500
Trackers detected but no cookie policy found
CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500
Trackers detected but no privacy policy found
CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500

+21 more

Bandwidth Waste

$1.06 /mo

13273.0 MB/mo × 0.080 USD/GB

Optimize transfer: save ~1.3 MB per page load
Saves $1.06/mo

Compliance figures represent the statutory maximum fine for the most severe triggered category, capped per regulation — not the sum of per-finding penalties. Based on published regulatory fine ranges. This is not legal advice.

Compliance methodology · SEO assumptions · Bandwidth model

Your performance is already good — improvements may show diminishing returns

Monthly visitors

Unique monthly visitors from your analytics

Conversion rate (%)

Purchases, signups, or key actions

Avg. order value

Optional — for revenue estimation

additional conversions/month

more engaged visitors from reduced bounce

potential monthly revenue

Current bounce (est.)

After fixes (est.)

Estimated bounce reduction

Fix 5 critical issues to capture this value

How this is calculated

Based on Google/Deloitte research ("Milliseconds Make Millions") showing a ~7% bounce rate increase per additional second of LCP above the 2.5s "Good" threshold.

Your site's LCP: → estimated after fixes.

These are estimates based on industry research — actual results vary

Bounce-rate model & assumptions

Your data stays in your browser — nothing is sent to our servers

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Performance

Accessibility

Best Practices

SEO

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience.

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

3.29 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

4.91 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

163 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.000

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

4.82 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

11.76 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more ▾

Most users today run browsers that natively support ES6+, async/await, optional chaining, and the rest of modern JavaScript. Transpiling to ES5 'just in case' adds 20-40% to your bundle for no benefit. Configure your build to target a modern browserslist, or ship a differential bundle pair (modern + legacy) with the module/nomodule pattern.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Est Savings
fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v48/KFO7CnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMa3yUBHMdazQ.woff2	35 ms
fonts.gstatic.com/s/montserrat/v31/JTUSjIg1_i6t8kCHKm459WlhyyTh89Y.woff2	30 ms

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:4.976 source:map[column:27323 line:2 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]]]

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:14.956 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:1.579 source:map[column:790 line:0 type:source-location url:https://plausible.io/js/pa-trCYdHaP1RlByK-uXzRg0.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.599 source:map[column:49615 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:3.388 source:map[column:50335 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.239 source:map[column:50393 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.18 source:map[column:50457 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.097 source:map[column:49637 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.271 source:map[column:51395 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.202 source:map[column:52814 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]]]

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.

title: Preconnected origins

description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.

title: Preconnect candidates

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
/css?family=Abril+FatFace%3A400%2C400i%2C700%2C700i%7CAle...	5.6 KiB	826 ms
/css?family=Heebo%3A400%2C400i%2C700%2C700i%7CIBM+Plex%3A...	5.8 KiB	173 ms
/css?family=Ropa+Sans%3A400%2C400i%2C700%2C700i%7CRubik%3...	2.9 KiB
/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/dist/css/style.css?ver...	22.7 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/widgets/eu-cookie-law...	1.2 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/mailpoet/assets/dist/css/mailpoet-pub...	3.8 KiB	151 ms

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
storage.buzzsprout.com/x3fojp8dj9o8wjnjajy7v3j69oix	0.0 ms	197.3 KiB
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Dpr8L3vQ.js	3600.0 s	196.4 KiB
storage.buzzsprout.com/bifcpbzcmwj4rsaoo11w50ltdw6s	0.0 ms	74.5 KiB
/assets/players_main-36d7d5bf8accfd120760f8762e3bf2ce8c8d...	21600.0 s	67.3 KiB
/assets/public_players/listen_on_small-9081666d620ca47495...	21600.0 s	59.2 KiB
dwt.soundcloud.com/tags.js	3600.0 s	40.7 KiB
/assets/wave_player/embed_images-02812fd26b39ff3c6ec7ed4c...	21600.0 s	37.3 KiB
/assets/iframe-d5952472ba43d894d4dee0419c6e799f818bf90d35...	21600.0 s	37.2 KiB
i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/83gk0muYlhY/sddefault.webp	7200.0 s	30.6 KiB
/assets/public_players/listen_on-b547ac98398b46fe853996d6...	21600.0 s	26.7 KiB
/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:2whlowi5jjjqrdrrj4lxh2lx/bafkre...	604800.0 s	79.9 KiB
s3.amazonaws.com/widgets.stackcommerce.com/js-deal-feed/0.1/widget.js	7200.0 s	7.8 KiB
www.buzzsprout.com/player/wave/0?color=%236cd9b3	86400.0 s	14.4 KiB
www.buzzsprout.com/player/wave/0	86400.0 s	13.7 KiB
/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k6kg5ccozcphfcmp4zyx3s6...	604800.0 s	44.7 KiB
/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nztbvvo2gl4227zuxjf7gog...	604800.0 s	42.4 KiB
/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:nztbvvo2gl4227zuxjf7gog3/bafkre...	604800.0 s	41.9 KiB
/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:ydtsvzzsl6nlfkmnuooeqcmc/bafkre...	604800.0 s	40.5 KiB
/assets/players/wave-player-bac5ae6fc20de5da226b750c6c680...	21600.0 s	6.3 KiB
secure.gaug.es/track.js	0.0 ms	4.0 KiB
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Bf-Bk7gq.css	3600.0 s	4.6 KiB
plausible.io/js/pa-trCYdHaP1RlByK-uXzRg0.js	60.0 s	3.2 KiB
/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k6kg5ccozcphfcmp4zyx3s6...	604800.0 s	25.3 KiB
/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:k6kg5ccozcphfcmp4zyx3s64/bafkre...	604800.0 s	25.1 KiB
/assets/players/mediaelementplayer.min-a77c8c7968ab189467...	21600.0 s	3.0 KiB
/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k6kg5ccozcphfcmp4zyx3s6...	604800.0 s	18.1 KiB
ii.techdirt.com/s/t/i/podcast-title-small.png	14400.0 s	2.5 KiB
embed.bsky.app/static/post--upFnwpE.js	3600.0 s	2.1 KiB
widgets.stackcommerce.com/js-deal-feed/0.1/widget.css	7200.0 s	1.5 KiB
embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js	3600.0 s	1.4 KiB
www.buzzsprout.com/2315966.js?container_id=buzzsprout-large-player&player=large	600.0 s	809 B
pixel.propublica.org/pixel.js	0.0 ms	588 B
static.doubleclick.net/instream/ad_status.js	900.0 s	495 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Dpr8L3vQ.js	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Dpr8L3vQ.js	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Dpr8L3vQ.js	3600.0 s	0 B
/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:k6kg5ccozcphfcmp4zyx3s64/bafkre...	604800.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Bf-Bk7gq.css	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Bf-Bk7gq.css	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Bf-Bk7gq.css	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post--upFnwpE.js	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post--upFnwpE.js	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post--upFnwpE.js	3600.0 s	0 B

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
Ctrl-Alt-Speech `div > div > a > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ctrl-alt-speech-logo.png	39.7 KiB	28.6 KiB
Python Crash Course `div.scw-item > div.scw-image > a > img`	/22054ae5f632d29d492d8287e93e6c8086abf1ea/store/opt/360/2...	25.7 KiB	9.8 KiB
section > div#techdirt_social-2 > div#subscribe > a.follow `section > div#techdirt_social-2 > div#subscribe > a.follow`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/social-icons.png	9.2 KiB	8.4 KiB
div.storytools > div.sharetools > a.share_pop > span.share_button `div.storytools > div.sharetools > a.share_pop > span.share_button`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/shareicons.png	8.8 KiB	8.1 KiB
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/failures.jpg	8.3 KiB	7.0 KiB
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/legal-issues.jpg	8.1 KiB	6.8 KiB
div.postbody > div.wp-block-image > figure.aligncenter > img `div.postbody > div.wp-block-image > figure.aligncenter > img`	/cdnp1.stackassets.com/85b0a2aca27cdd226b82e0a3d9f640a245...	11.7 KiB	6.2 KiB
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/deals.jpg	7.0 KiB	5.7 KiB
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/copy-right.jpg	7.0 KiB	5.7 KiB
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/privacy.jpg	6.4 KiB	5.1 KiB
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/studies.jpg	6.0 KiB	4.7 KiB

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 821 ms

URL	Time Spent
techdirt.com/	821 ms
www.techdirt.com/	0.0 ms

Keep the server response time for the main document short because all other requests depend on it. Learn more about the Time to First Byte metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 865 ms

URL	Time Spent
www.techdirt.com/	965 ms

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 150 ms 18.4 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/dist/css/style.css?ver...	22.3 KiB	18.4 KiB

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reason	Failure type
The page has an unload handler in a sub frame.	Actionable

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 3.7 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/dist/css/style.css?ver...	22.7 KiB	3.7 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

Learn more ▾

This is the Lighthouse audit fired when too much JS is shipped relative to what executes. The fix isn't a config flag — it requires bundle analysis (webpack-bundle-analyzer, rollup-plugin-visualizer), splitting routes into chunks, lazy-loading off-screen components, and removing unused dependencies. Fundamentally different from minification: minifying reduces byte count, this reduces what's downloaded at all.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 20.9 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.techdirt.com/wp-content/plugins/mailpoet/assets/dist/js/public.js?ver=5.23.2	31.2 KiB	20.9 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size
widget.sndcdn.com/widget-9-7123f033234d.js	1.2 MiB
www.youtube.com/s/player/ecde8a55/player_embed_es6.vflset/en_US/base.js	436.2 KiB
i0.wp.com/www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-24.png?w=348&ssl=1	207.5 KiB
storage.buzzsprout.com/x3fojp8dj9o8wjnjajy7v3j69oix	197.3 KiB
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Dpr8L3vQ.js	196.4 KiB
/s/_/ytembeds/_/js/k=ytembeds.base.en_US.CYE28xQTWxU.2021...	193.0 KiB
/s/_/ytembeds/_/js/k=ytembeds.base.en_US.CYE28xQTWxU.2021...	146.3 KiB
/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:2whlowi5jjjqrdrrj4lxh2lx/bafkre...	79.9 KiB
storage.buzzsprout.com/bifcpbzcmwj4rsaoo11w50ltdw6s	74.5 KiB
i0.wp.com/www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-20.png?w=518&ssl=1	68.6 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL
Ctrl-Alt-Speech `div > div > a > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ctrl-alt-speech-logo.png
div.postbody > div.wp-block-image > figure.aligncenter > img `div.postbody > div.wp-block-image > figure.aligncenter > img`	/cdnp1.stackassets.com/85b0a2aca27cdd226b82e0a3d9f640a245...
Techdirt `div#pagefoot > div.ftrpanel > a > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/footer-logo.png
Techdirt. `div#header > div#hdr_logo > a > img.hdr_title`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/techdirt.svg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/defamation-free-speech.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/legal-issues.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/defamation-free-speech.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/deals.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/studies.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/failures.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/copy-right.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/defamation-free-speech.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/failures.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/privacy.jpg
div.maincol-top > div > a > img `div.maincol-top > div > a > img`	ii.techdirt.com/s/t/i/podcast-title-small.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Layout shift culprits

●Optimize DOM size

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Minify JavaScript

●JavaScript execution time 0.5 s

●Minimizes main-thread work 2.0 s

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 5 long tasks found

●Avoid non-composited animations 1 animated element found

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 120 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 640 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

○INP breakdown

○LCP request discovery

○User Timing marks and measures

○Avoid large layout shifts

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Names and labels

When a button doesn't have an accessible name, screen readers announce it as "button", making it unusable for users who rely on screen readers. Learn how to make buttons more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div#header > div#hdr_search > form#searchform > button.search-submit `div#header > div#hdr_search > form#searchform > button.search-submit`

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.maincol-top > div > a > img `div.maincol-top > div > a > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
body.home > img `body.home > img`

Screen reader users rely on frame titles to describe the contents of frames. Learn more about frame titles.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.maincol-top > div > div > iframe `div.maincol-top > div > div > iframe`
figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe `figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe`
figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe `figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe`
figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe `figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe`
figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe `figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe`

Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div#maincolumn > div.maincol-top > div > a `div#maincolumn > div.maincol-top > div > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
EXPAND ALL POSTS `div#maincolumn > div.maincolumn_head > div#expandercontrols > a.expand-all`
COLLAPSE ALL POSTS `div#maincolumn > div.maincolumn_head > div#expandercontrols > a.collapse-all`
Follow Techdirt `div#rightcolumn > section > div#techdirt_social-2 > div.rightcolumn_head`
Subscribe to Our Newsletter `div#rightcolumn > section > div#mailpoet_form-2 > div.rightcolumn_head`
A weekly news podcast from Mike Masnick & Ben Whitelaw `div#middle > div#rightcolumn > div > p`
Mike Masnick `div#rightcolumn > div > p > b`
Ben Whitelaw `div#rightcolumn > div > p > b`
Subscribe now to Ctrl-Alt-Speech » `div#middle > div#rightcolumn > div > a`
Essential Reading `div#rightcolumn > section > div#techdirt_featured-2 > div.rightcolumn_head`
Techdirt Deals `div#middle > div#rightcolumn > section > div.rightcolumn_head`
BUY NOW `div.scw-wrap > div.scw-item > a.scw-price > div.scw-buy`
Techdirt Insider Discord `div#rightcolumn > section > div#techdirt_discord-2 > div.rightcolumn_head`
deadspatula: `div#chat-msgs > ul#messages > li.msg > span.handle`
intelati: `div#chat-msgs > ul#messages > li.msg > span.handle`
[article] `ul#messages > li.msg > span.msg-text > a`
candescence: `div#chat-msgs > ul#messages > li.msg > span.handle`
[video] `ul#messages > li.msg > span.msg-text > a`
[article] `ul#messages > li.msg > span.msg-text > a`
Leah Abram: `div#chat-msgs > ul#messages > li.msg > span.handle`
[article] `ul#messages > li.msg > span.msg-text > a`
BentFranklin: `div#chat-msgs > ul#messages > li.msg > span.handle`
Become an Insider! `div#chat-wrap > div#chat-footer > p > a.chat-cta-btn`
Older Stuff `div#rightcolumn > section > div#techdirt_older_stuff-2 > div.rightcolumn_head`

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Link text that is discernible improves the experience for users with low vision. Learn how to make links distinguishable.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Floor64 `div#bottom > div#pagefoot > div.ftrcopyright > a`
privacy policy `body.home > div.widget > div#eu-cookie-law > a`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Navigation

Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
from the fbi-slapps dept `div#storywrap-535620 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the librarians-take-a-stand dept `div#storywrap-535478 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the first-amendment-isn't-subjective dept `div#storywrap-535530 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept `div#storywrap-535661 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the another-moral-panic-bubble-popped dept `div#storywrap-535504 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the lying-liars-and-the-lies-they-tell dept `div#storywrap-535558 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the fix-this-youtube dept `div#storywrap-535280 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the lying-liars dept `div#storywrap-535428 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the a-very-bad-bet dept `div#storywrap-535548 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the not-today,-second-rate-satan dept `div#storywrap-535520 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
The Techdirt Greenhouse `div#techdirt_featured-2 > div.rightcolumn_main > div#recreading > h4`
More `section > div#techdirt_older_stuff-2 > div.rightcolumn_main > h5`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Best practices

Disabling zooming is problematic for users with low vision who rely on screen magnification to properly see the contents of a web page. Learn more about the viewport meta tag.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
head > meta `head > meta`

Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Defamation `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Legal Issues `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Free Speech `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Deals `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Studies `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Failures `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Copyright `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Free Speech `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Failures `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Privacy `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
https://hachyderm.io/@estherschi... `ul#messages > li.msg > span.msg-text > a`
Twitter `div.menu-tools-services-container > ul#menu-tools-services > li#menu-item-297 > a`
Facebook `div.menu-tools-services-container > ul#menu-tools-services > li#menu-item-298 > a`
RSS `div.menu-tools-services-container > ul#menu-tools-services > li#menu-item-299 > a`
Podcast `div.menu-tools-services-container > ul#menu-tools-services > li#menu-item-300 > a`
About Us `div.menu-company-container > ul#menu-company > li#menu-item-187583 > a`
Privacy `div.menu-company-container > ul#menu-company > li#menu-item-187582 > a`
Help & Feedback `div.menu-contact-container > ul#menu-contact > li#menu-item-344296 > a`
Media Kit `div.menu-contact-container > ul#menu-contact > li#menu-item-167590 > a`
Copia Institute `div.menu-more-container > ul#menu-more > li#menu-item-309 > a`
Insider Shop `div.menu-more-container > ul#menu-more > li#menu-item-310 > a`
Support Techdirt `div.menu-more-container > ul#menu-more > li#menu-item-167588 > a`
Designed with WordPress. `div#bottom > div#pagefoot > div.ftrcopyright > a.imprint`

One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html `html`

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Screen readers have features to make navigating tables easier. Ensuring that tables use the actual caption element instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute may improve the experience for screen reader users. Learn more about captions.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Monday 10:53 Daily Deal: The Complete Arduino, Raspberry Pi & ESP32 Bundle (0)… `section > div#techdirt_older_stuff-2 > div.rightcolumn_main > table`

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Input buttons have discernible text.

●Form elements have associated labels

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

Best Practices

User Experience

Image natural dimensions should be proportional to the display size and the pixel ratio to maximize image clarity. Learn how to provide responsive images.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Displayed size	Actual size	Expected size
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/defamation-free-speech.jpg	80 x 102	80 x 102	120 x 153
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/legal-issues.jpg	80 x 102	80 x 102	120 x 153
div.maincol-top > div > a > img `div.maincol-top > div > a > img`	ii.techdirt.com/s/t/i/podcast-title-small.png	118 x 20	118 x 20	177 x 30
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png	12 x 10	12 x 10	18 x 15

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids deprecated APIs

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●Displays images with correct aspect ratio

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No browser errors logged to the console

●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools

●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

●Use a strong HSTS policy

●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP

●Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

●Page has valid source maps

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Content Best Practices

Meta descriptions may be included in search results to concisely summarize page content. Learn more about the meta description.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Link destination	Link Text
/2026/04/21/kash-patels-defamation-suit-against-the-atlan...	Read More
www.techdirt.com/?s&start=30&edition=techdirt	More
www.techdirt.com/register/	here

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.maincol-top > div > a > img `div.maincol-top > div > a > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
body.home > img `body.home > img`

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

○Structured data is valid

●Page isn’t blocked from indexing

●Document has a `<title>` element

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links are crawlable

●robots.txt is valid

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

○Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse. — Desktop

Performance

Accessibility

100

Best Practices

SEO

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience. — Desktop

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

1.20 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

1.39 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

0 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.001

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

1.20 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

1.40 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Why this matters

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more ▾

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Est Savings
fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v48/KFO7CnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMa3yUBHMdazQ.woff2	45 ms
fonts.gstatic.com/s/roboto/v48/KFO7CnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMa3yUBHMdazQ.woff2	40 ms
fonts.gstatic.com/s/montserrat/v31/JTUSjIg1_i6t8kCHKm459WlhyyTh89Y.woff2	30 ms

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:5.343 source:map[column:27323 line:2 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]]]

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:56.2 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:0.359 source:map[column:790 line:0 type:source-location url:https://plausible.io/js/pa-trCYdHaP1RlByK-uXzRg0.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.65 source:map[column:49615 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:3.592 source:map[column:50335 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.243 source:map[column:50393 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.191 source:map[column:50457 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.108 source:map[column:49637 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.29 source:map[column:51395 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.269 source:map[column:52814 line:1 type:source-location url:https://c0.wp.com/c/6.9.4/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]]]

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.

title: Preconnected origins

description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.

title: Preconnect candidates

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
/css?family=Abril+FatFace%3A400%2C400i%2C700%2C700i%7CAle...	5.6 KiB	275 ms
/css?family=Heebo%3A400%2C400i%2C700%2C700i%7CIBM+Plex%3A...	5.8 KiB	61 ms
/css?family=Ropa+Sans%3A400%2C400i%2C700%2C700i%7CRubik%3...	2.9 KiB
/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/dist/css/style.css?ver...	22.6 KiB	80 ms
/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/widgets/eu-cookie-law...	1.3 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/mailpoet/assets/dist/css/mailpoet-pub...	3.8 KiB

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
storage.buzzsprout.com/x3fojp8dj9o8wjnjajy7v3j69oix	0.0 ms	197.3 KiB
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Dpr8L3vQ.js	3600.0 s	196.3 KiB
storage.buzzsprout.com/bifcpbzcmwj4rsaoo11w50ltdw6s	0.0 ms	74.5 KiB
/assets/players_main-36d7d5bf8accfd120760f8762e3bf2ce8c8d...	21600.0 s	67.3 KiB
dwt.soundcloud.com/tags.js	3600.0 s	40.7 KiB
/assets/iframe-d5952472ba43d894d4dee0419c6e799f818bf90d35...	21600.0 s	37.1 KiB
i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/83gk0muYlhY/sddefault.webp	7200.0 s	30.6 KiB
/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:2whlowi5jjjqrdrrj4lxh2lx/bafkre...	604800.0 s	79.9 KiB
s3.amazonaws.com/widgets.stackcommerce.com/js-deal-feed/0.1/widget.js	7200.0 s	7.7 KiB
www.buzzsprout.com/player/wave/0?color=%236cd9b3	86400.0 s	14.3 KiB
www.buzzsprout.com/player/wave/0	86400.0 s	13.9 KiB
/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k6kg5ccozcphfcmp4zyx3s6...	604800.0 s	44.7 KiB
/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nztbvvo2gl4227zuxjf7gog...	604800.0 s	42.4 KiB
/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:nztbvvo2gl4227zuxjf7gog3/bafkre...	604800.0 s	41.9 KiB
/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:ydtsvzzsl6nlfkmnuooeqcmc/bafkre...	604800.0 s	40.5 KiB
/assets/players/wave-player-bac5ae6fc20de5da226b750c6c680...	21600.0 s	6.3 KiB
secure.gaug.es/track.js	0.0 ms	4.0 KiB
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Bf-Bk7gq.css	3600.0 s	4.6 KiB
plausible.io/js/pa-trCYdHaP1RlByK-uXzRg0.js	60.0 s	3.2 KiB
/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k6kg5ccozcphfcmp4zyx3s6...	604800.0 s	25.3 KiB
/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:k6kg5ccozcphfcmp4zyx3s64/bafkre...	604800.0 s	25.1 KiB
/assets/players/mediaelementplayer.min-a77c8c7968ab189467...	21600.0 s	3.0 KiB
/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k6kg5ccozcphfcmp4zyx3s6...	604800.0 s	18.1 KiB
embed.bsky.app/static/post--upFnwpE.js	3600.0 s	2.1 KiB
ii.techdirt.com/s/t/i/podcast-title-small.png	14400.0 s	2.5 KiB
widgets.stackcommerce.com/js-deal-feed/0.1/widget.css	7200.0 s	1.5 KiB
embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js	3600.0 s	1.4 KiB
www.buzzsprout.com/2315966.js?container_id=buzzsprout-large-player&player=large	600.0 s	814 B
pixel.propublica.org/pixel.js	0.0 ms	588 B
static.doubleclick.net/instream/ad_status.js	900.0 s	495 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Dpr8L3vQ.js	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Dpr8L3vQ.js	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Dpr8L3vQ.js	3600.0 s	0 B
/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:k6kg5ccozcphfcmp4zyx3s64/bafkre...	604800.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Bf-Bk7gq.css	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Bf-Bk7gq.css	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Bf-Bk7gq.css	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post--upFnwpE.js	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post--upFnwpE.js	3600.0 s	0 B
embed.bsky.app/static/post--upFnwpE.js	3600.0 s	0 B

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
from the fix-this-youtube dept `div#storywrap-535280 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`	storage.buzzsprout.com/x3fojp8dj9o8wjnjajy7v3j69oix	196.8 KiB	196.8 KiB
CBS has announced that the now-Larry Ellison owned network will be hosting a la… `div#storywrap-535558 > div.story > div.postbody > p`	storage.buzzsprout.com/bifcpbzcmwj4rsaoo11w50ltdw6s	74.1 KiB	74.1 KiB
Ctrl-Alt-Speech `div > div > a > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ctrl-alt-speech-logo.png	39.7 KiB	38.0 KiB
Python Crash Course `div.scw-item > div.scw-image > a > img`	/22054ae5f632d29d492d8287e93e6c8086abf1ea/store/opt/360/2...	25.7 KiB	14.7 KiB
section > div#techdirt_social-2 > div#subscribe > a.follow `section > div#techdirt_social-2 > div#subscribe > a.follow`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/social-icons.png	9.2 KiB	8.4 KiB
div.storytools > div.sharetools > a.share_pop > span.share_button `div.storytools > div.sharetools > a.share_pop > span.share_button`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/shareicons.png	8.8 KiB	8.1 KiB
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/failures.jpg	8.3 KiB	7.0 KiB
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/legal-issues.jpg	8.1 KiB	6.8 KiB
div.postbody > div.wp-block-image > figure.aligncenter > img `div.postbody > div.wp-block-image > figure.aligncenter > img`	/cdnp1.stackassets.com/85b0a2aca27cdd226b82e0a3d9f640a245...	11.7 KiB	6.3 KiB
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/deals.jpg	7.0 KiB	5.7 KiB
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/copy-right.jpg	7.0 KiB	5.7 KiB
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/privacy.jpg	6.4 KiB	5.1 KiB
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/studies.jpg	6.0 KiB	4.7 KiB

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Diagnostics

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reason	Failure type
The page has an unload handler in a sub frame.	Actionable

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 3.7 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/dist/css/style.css?ver...	22.6 KiB	3.7 KiB

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 18.9 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/dist/css/style.css?ver...	22.3 KiB	18.9 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

Learn more ▾

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 20.9 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.techdirt.com/wp-content/plugins/mailpoet/assets/dist/js/public.js?ver=5.23.2	31.2 KiB	20.9 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size
widget.sndcdn.com/widget-9-7123f033234d.js	1.2 MiB
www.youtube.com/s/player/1bb6ee63/player_embed_es6.vflset/en_US/base.js	436.0 KiB
www.youtube-nocookie.com/s/player/218d9d92/player_embed_es6.vflset/en_US/base.js	435.7 KiB
i0.wp.com/www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-24.png?w=348&ssl=1	207.5 KiB
storage.buzzsprout.com/x3fojp8dj9o8wjnjajy7v3j69oix	197.3 KiB
embed.bsky.app/static/post-Dpr8L3vQ.js	196.3 KiB
/s/_/ytembeds/_/js/k=ytembeds.base.en_US.CYE28xQTWxU.2021...	193.0 KiB
/s/_/ytembeds/_/js/k=ytembeds.base.en_US.CYE28xQTWxU.2021...	192.9 KiB
/s/_/ytembeds/_/js/k=ytembeds.base.en_US.CYE28xQTWxU.2021...	146.3 KiB
/s/_/ytembeds/_/js/k=ytembeds.base.en_US.CYE28xQTWxU.2021...	146.3 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL
Ctrl-Alt-Speech `div > div > a > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ctrl-alt-speech-logo.png
div.postbody > div.wp-block-image > figure.aligncenter > img `div.postbody > div.wp-block-image > figure.aligncenter > img`	/cdnp1.stackassets.com/85b0a2aca27cdd226b82e0a3d9f640a245...
Techdirt `div#pagefoot > div.ftrpanel > a > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/footer-logo.png
Techdirt. `div#header > div#hdr_logo > a > img.hdr_title`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/techdirt.svg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/defamation-free-speech.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/legal-issues.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/defamation-free-speech.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/deals.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/studies.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/failures.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/copy-right.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/defamation-free-speech.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/failures.jpg
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/privacy.jpg
div.maincol-top > div > a > img `div.maincol-top > div > a > img`	ii.techdirt.com/s/t/i/podcast-title-small.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`	www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/arrow-blue-dn.png

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 284 ms

URL	Time Spent
techdirt.com/	284 ms
www.techdirt.com/	0.0 ms

●Time to Interactive 1.4 s

●Layout shift culprits

●Optimize DOM size

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Max Potential First Input Delay 40 ms

●Minify JavaScript

●JavaScript execution time 0.0 s

●Minimizes main-thread work 0.6 s

●Avoid non-composited animations 1 animated element found

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 120 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 830 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 30 ms

●Avoid large layout shifts 1 layout shift found

○INP breakdown

○LCP request discovery

○User Timing marks and measures

○Avoid long main-thread tasks

Accessibility

Names and labels

When a button doesn't have an accessible name, screen readers announce it as "button", making it unusable for users who rely on screen readers. Learn how to make buttons more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div#header > div#hdr_search > form#searchform > button.search-submit `div#header > div#hdr_search > form#searchform > button.search-submit`

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.maincol-top > div > a > img `div.maincol-top > div > a > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
body.home > img `body.home > img`

Screen reader users rely on frame titles to describe the contents of frames. Learn more about frame titles.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.maincol-top > div > div > iframe `div.maincol-top > div > div > iframe`
figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe `figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe`
figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe `figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe`
figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe `figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe`
figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe `figure.wp-block-embed > div.wp-block-embed__wrapper > div.bluesky-embed > iframe`

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div#maincolumn > div.maincol-top > div > a `div#maincolumn > div.maincol-top > div > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`
div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a `div.story > div.postbody > div.details > a`

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
EXPAND ALL POSTS `div#maincolumn > div.maincolumn_head > div#expandercontrols > a.expand-all`
COLLAPSE ALL POSTS `div#maincolumn > div.maincolumn_head > div#expandercontrols > a.collapse-all`
Follow Techdirt `div#rightcolumn > section > div#techdirt_social-2 > div.rightcolumn_head`
Subscribe to Our Newsletter `div#rightcolumn > section > div#mailpoet_form-2 > div.rightcolumn_head`
A weekly news podcast from Mike Masnick & Ben Whitelaw `div#middle > div#rightcolumn > div > p`
Mike Masnick `div#rightcolumn > div > p > b`
Ben Whitelaw `div#rightcolumn > div > p > b`
Subscribe now to Ctrl-Alt-Speech » `div#middle > div#rightcolumn > div > a`
Essential Reading `div#rightcolumn > section > div#techdirt_featured-2 > div.rightcolumn_head`
Techdirt Deals `div#middle > div#rightcolumn > section > div.rightcolumn_head`
BUY NOW `div.scw-wrap > div.scw-item > a.scw-price > div.scw-buy`
Techdirt Insider Discord `div#rightcolumn > section > div#techdirt_discord-2 > div.rightcolumn_head`
intelati: `div#chat-msgs > ul#messages > li.msg > span.handle`
[article] `ul#messages > li.msg > span.msg-text > a`
candescence: `div#chat-msgs > ul#messages > li.msg > span.handle`
[video] `ul#messages > li.msg > span.msg-text > a`
[article] `ul#messages > li.msg > span.msg-text > a`
Leah Abram: `div#chat-msgs > ul#messages > li.msg > span.handle`
[article] `ul#messages > li.msg > span.msg-text > a`
BentFranklin: `div#chat-msgs > ul#messages > li.msg > span.handle`
Become an Insider! `div#chat-wrap > div#chat-footer > p > a.chat-cta-btn`
Older Stuff `div#rightcolumn > section > div#techdirt_older_stuff-2 > div.rightcolumn_head`

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Link text that is discernible improves the experience for users with low vision. Learn how to make links distinguishable.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Floor64 `div#bottom > div#pagefoot > div.ftrcopyright > a`
privacy policy `body.home > div.widget > div#eu-cookie-law > a`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Navigation

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
from the fbi-slapps dept `div#storywrap-535620 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the librarians-take-a-stand dept `div#storywrap-535478 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the first-amendment-isn't-subjective dept `div#storywrap-535530 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept `div#storywrap-535661 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the another-moral-panic-bubble-popped dept `div#storywrap-535504 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the lying-liars-and-the-lies-they-tell dept `div#storywrap-535558 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the fix-this-youtube dept `div#storywrap-535280 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the lying-liars dept `div#storywrap-535428 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the a-very-bad-bet dept `div#storywrap-535548 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
from the not-today,-second-rate-satan dept `div#storywrap-535520 > div.story > div.postbody > h3`
The Techdirt Greenhouse `div#techdirt_featured-2 > div.rightcolumn_main > div#recreading > h4`
More `section > div#techdirt_older_stuff-2 > div.rightcolumn_main > h5`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Best practices

Disabling zooming is problematic for users with low vision who rely on screen magnification to properly see the contents of a web page. Learn more about the viewport meta tag.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
head > meta `head > meta`

Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
JOBS `div#hdr_nav_tabs > ul#menu-main-menu > li#menu-item-292 > a`
COLLAPSE ALL POSTS `div#maincolumn > div.maincolumn_head > div#expandercontrols > a.collapse-all`
Defamation `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Legal Issues `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Free Speech `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Deals `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Studies `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Failures `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Copyright `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Free Speech `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Failures `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Privacy `div.postbody > div.details > p > a`
Twitter `div.menu-tools-services-container > ul#menu-tools-services > li#menu-item-297 > a`
Facebook `div.menu-tools-services-container > ul#menu-tools-services > li#menu-item-298 > a`
RSS `div.menu-tools-services-container > ul#menu-tools-services > li#menu-item-299 > a`
Podcast `div.menu-tools-services-container > ul#menu-tools-services > li#menu-item-300 > a`
About Us `div.menu-company-container > ul#menu-company > li#menu-item-187583 > a`
Advertising Policies `div.menu-company-container > ul#menu-company > li#menu-item-187550 > a`
Privacy `div.menu-company-container > ul#menu-company > li#menu-item-187582 > a`
Help & Feedback `div.menu-contact-container > ul#menu-contact > li#menu-item-344296 > a`
Media Kit `div.menu-contact-container > ul#menu-contact > li#menu-item-167590 > a`
Sponsor / Advertise `div.menu-contact-container > ul#menu-contact > li#menu-item-307 > a`
Copia Institute `div.menu-more-container > ul#menu-more > li#menu-item-309 > a`
Insider Shop `div.menu-more-container > ul#menu-more > li#menu-item-310 > a`
Support Techdirt `div.menu-more-container > ul#menu-more > li#menu-item-167588 > a`

One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html `html`

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Monday 10:53 Daily Deal: The Complete Arduino, Raspberry Pi & ESP32 Bundle (0)… `section > div#techdirt_older_stuff-2 > div.rightcolumn_main > table`

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Input buttons have discernible text.

●Form elements have associated labels

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

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Best Practices

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids deprecated APIs

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●Displays images with correct aspect ratio

●Serves images with appropriate resolution

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No browser errors logged to the console

●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools

●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

●Use a strong HSTS policy

●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP

●Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

●Page has valid source maps

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

SEO

Content Best Practices

Meta descriptions may be included in search results to concisely summarize page content. Learn more about the meta description.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Link destination	Link Text
/2026/04/21/kash-patels-defamation-suit-against-the-atlan...	Read More
www.techdirt.com/?s&start=30&edition=techdirt	More
www.techdirt.com/register/	here

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.maincol-top > div > a > img `div.maincol-top > div > a > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon `div.postbody > div.details > a > img.topic_icon`
div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img `div.storyfooter > a.expanderlink > span.td-expand-collapse-text > img`
body.home > img `body.home > img`

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

○Structured data is valid

●Page isn’t blocked from indexing

●Document has a `<title>` element

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links are crawlable

●robots.txt is valid

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

○Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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