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https://www.msn.com
Compared to previous audit · 2 days ago View previous audit
21
New issues
23
Resolved
17
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeD (68)D (68)—
PerformanceC (72)C (72)—
SecurityF (53)F (53)—
AccessibilityD (59)D (59)—
SEOB (88)B (88)—
InfrastructureB (85)B (85)—
ComplianceD (69)D (69)—
ContentC (79)B (80) +1.000
SustainabilityD (68)D (64) -4.000
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 35002400 -1100
Accessibility 91009100—
Best Practices 73007300—
SEO 1000010000—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 59005800 -100
Desktop Accessibility 94009700 +300
Desktop Best Practices 69006900—
Desktop SEO 1000010000—
FCP 2.27 s1.96 s -301 ms
LCP 9.43 s8.08 s -1.35 s
TBT 1.75 s1.85 s +98 ms
CLS 0.1690.450 +0.281
Desktop FCP 536 ms537 ms—
Desktop LCP 3.28 s3.04 s -244 ms
Desktop TBT 339 ms411 ms +72 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0650.057 -0.007
TTFB †113 ms123 ms +10 ms
DNS †49 ms48 ms -2 ms
TLS †5 ms5 ms +0 ms
Connect †1 ms1 ms +0 ms
Total †113 ms123 ms +10 ms

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

Projected vs. Actual

Previous
D 68
Projected
A 91
Actual
D 68
Fell short of projection
23 issues resolved since last audit
73 issues remaining
Resolving remaining issues could reach A

Estimate — actual results may vary

CRITICAL 76 of 80 links are healthy content
CRITICAL 2 tracking cookie(s) set before consent interaction compliance
WARNING Trackers detected but no cookie policy found compliance
WARNING Trackers detected but no privacy policy found compliance
WARNING 127 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 150 KB unused (46%) performance
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 97% of page weight (2.2 MiB of 2.3 MiB) performance
WARNING 121 third-party resources (97% of weight) performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/staticsb/statics/latest/js/...: 547ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 1193ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 315ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 5145ms (87% of total) performance
WARNING 1 advertising/retargeting trackers detected compliance
WARNING Transfer efficiency: 65% sustainability
WARNING https://www.msn.com/fr-fr?fastFallbackOnModuleUnav...: 800ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 165 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING Page weight 1.3 MB over 1MB target performance
WARNING No privacy policy link detected compliance
WARNING Domain expires in 48 days infrastructure
WARNING 0.65g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING Unattributable: 1474ms CPU time performance
CRITICAL 76 of 81 links are healthy content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://cookiepedia.co.uk/giving-consent-to-cookies content
CRITICAL 8 non-essential cookie(s) set without consent banner compliance
CRITICAL Domain has EXPIRED infrastructure
WARNING 0.62g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 164 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 349ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://www.msn.com/fr-fr?fastFallbackOnModuleUnav...: 764ms CPU time performance
WARNING Unattributable: 1405ms CPU time performance
WARNING 128 third-party resources (96% of weight) performance
WARNING 3 heading(s) are over 120 characters -- likely a misformatted paragraph accessibility
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 1112ms CPU time performance
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 3473ms (62% of total) performance
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 96% of page weight (2.1 MiB of 2.2 MiB) performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/staticsb/statics/latest/js/...: 526ms CPU time performance
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING Transfer efficiency: 66% sustainability
WARNING 134 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 153 KB unused (47%) performance
WARNING Page weight 2.2 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.2 MB performance
WARNING CNAME targets Azure Traffic Manager — verify ownership infrastructure
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
CRITICAL No Content-Security-Policy header found security
CRITICAL Cookie '_C_Auth' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security
CRITICAL No H1 heading found accessibility
CRITICAL Cookie 'MUIDB' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL 14 button(s) with no accessible text accessibility
CRITICAL Cookie '_EDGE_V' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL No <main> landmark found accessibility
CRITICAL Cookie '_EDGE_S' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL Cookie 'sptmarket' is missing the Secure flag security
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING Broken link: https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net content
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING Cookie '_C_ETH' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
WARNING Broken link: https://th.bing.com content
WARNING Broken link: https://assets.msn.com content
WARNING Missing og:description content
WARNING External script from mem.gfx.ms lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Cookie '_C_Auth' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING Cookie 'sptmarket' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING Title is only 11 characters — consider expanding seo
WARNING Cookie 'MUID' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 53 KB unused (49%) performance
WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure
WARNING Cookie 'sptmarket' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING Cookie 'MUIDB' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING No canonical tag found seo
WARNING Privacy Policy not detected compliance
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cookie '_EDGE_V' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING External script from assets.msn.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cookie '_C_Auth' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING No <nav> landmark found accessibility
WARNING No internal links found seo
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/staticsb/statics/latest/one...: 62 KB unused (49%) performance
WARNING HSTS max-age is too short (1209600s, should be ≥ 31536000s) security
WARNING JavaScript is 1.1 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING 2 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING Cookie '_EDGE_S' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING External script from adsdk.microsoft.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from js.monitor.azure.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from btloader.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Dead-end page — no outgoing internal links seo
WARNING Terms of Service not detected compliance
WARNING Broken link: https://api.msn.com content
x-cdn-ref
243bdbdd | 69df1dd015854fa4b4ae003da7817ed8|AFD:69df1dd015854fa4b4ae003da7817... → 2bdf52c0 | 69e22e7b691c45fda9285299da68fab5|AFD:69e22e7b691c45fda9285299da68f...
akamai-request-bc
[a=2.20.251.21,b=607902685,c=g,n=ES_MD_MADRID,o=20940],[c=c,n=IE__DUBLIN,o=20... → [a=2.20.251.21,b=736056000,c=g,n=ES_MD_MADRID,o=20940],[c=c,n=IE__DUBLIN,o=20...
akamai-request-id
243bdbdd → 2bdf52c0
x-msedge-ref
243bdbdd | 69df1dd015854fa4b4ae003da7817ed8|AFD:69df1dd015854fa4b4ae003da7817... → 2bdf52c0 | 69e22e7b691c45fda9285299da68fab5|AFD:69e22e7b691c45fda9285299da68f...
akamai-grn
0.15fb1402.1776229840.243bdbdd → 0.15fb1402.1776430715.2bdf52c0
set-cookie
_C_ETH=1; domain=.msn.com; path=/; secure; httponly, _C_Auth=, Web-User=%7B%2... → _C_ETH=1; domain=.msn.com; path=/; secure; httponly, _C_Auth=, Web-User=%7B%2...
x-ceto-ref
69df1dd015854fa4b4ae003da7817ed8|AFD:69df1dd015854fa4b4ae003da7817ed8|2026-04... → 69e22e7b691c45fda9285299da68fab5|AFD:69e22e7b691c45fda9285299da68fab5|2026-04...

11 headers unchanged

− dc.js JavaScript graphics

8 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+23 pts
D (68) Could reach A (91)
Security +30Performance +28Accessibility +25Compliance +20Content +18SEO +12Infrastructure +10Sustainability +8

Estimate — actual results may vary (73 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Msn

April 15, 2026 → April 17, 2026

D D 68 → 68 0 pts

23

Resolved

21

New issues

52

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

€4,147 in development time

Investment remaining

€8,060 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

€1/month in ongoing exposure

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

Performance by category

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Overall score68 (D)68 (D)0
Performance72 (C)72 (C)0
Security53 (F)53 (F)0
Accessibility59 (D)59 (D)0
SEO88 (B)88 (B)0
Infrastructure85 (B)85 (B)0
Compliance69 (D)69 (D)0
Content79 (C)80 (B)+1
Sustainability68 (D)64 (D)-4

Resolved (23)

  • 0.62g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) (Sustainability)

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

  • 76 of 81 links are healthy (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 164 KB unused (73%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 349ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Broken link: https://cookiepedia.co.uk/giving-consent-to-cookies (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • https://www.msn.com/fr-fr?fastFallbackOnModuleUnav...: 764ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Unattributable: 1405ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 128 third-party resources (96% of weight) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 3 heading(s) are over 120 characters -- likely a misformatted paragraph (Accessibility)

    → Improved usability for assistive technology users

  • https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 1112ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • No accessibility statement detected (Compliance)

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

  • Third-party scripts: 3473ms (62% of total) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Third-party code accounts for 96% of page weight (2.1 MiB of 2.2 MiB) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://assets.msn.com/staticsb/statics/latest/js/...: 526ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

…and 8 more resolved issue(s)

Recommended next steps (73)

  • Sprint 1

    76 of 80 links are healthy (Content)

  • Sprint 2

    2 tracking cookie(s) set before consent interaction (Compliance)

  • Sprint 2

    No Content-Security-Policy header found (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    Cookie '_C_Auth' is missing the Secure flag (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    No H1 heading found (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    Cookie 'MUIDB' is missing the Secure flag (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    14 button(s) with no accessible text (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    Cookie '_EDGE_V' is missing the Secure flag (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    No <main> landmark found (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    Cookie '_EDGE_S' is missing the Secure flag (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    Cookie 'sptmarket' is missing the Secure flag (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    Trackers detected but no cookie policy found (Compliance)

  • Sprint 2

    Trackers detected but no privacy policy found (Compliance)

  • Sprint 2

    127 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing (Performance)

…and 58 more recommended item(s)

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