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https://www.msn.com
Compared to previous audit · 2 days ago View previous audit
20
New issues
22
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
22 issues resolved since last audit
71 issues remaining
Resolving remaining issues could reach A

Estimate — actual results may vary

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

11 headers unchanged

− dc.js JavaScript graphics

8 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

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

Estimate — actual results may vary (71 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Msn

April 15, 2026 → April 17, 2026

D D 68 → 68 0 pts

22

Resolved

20

New issues

51

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

€3,827 in development time

Investment remaining

€7,820 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 (22)

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

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

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

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Unattributable: 1405ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Page loads faster for users

  • No accessibility statement detected (Compliance)

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

  • Domain has EXPIRED (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

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

    → Page loads faster for users

  • GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories (Compliance)

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

  • https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 153 KB unused (47%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 134 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Page loads faster for users

  • No meta description tag found (SEO)

    → Better search engine visibility

  • Page weight 2.2 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.2 MB (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

…and 7 more resolved issue(s)

Recommended next steps (71)

  • Sprint 1

    76 of 80 links are healthy (Content)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

    No <main> landmark found (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    No H1 heading found (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 2

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 2

    Trackers detected but no privacy policy found (Compliance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://assets.msn.com/staticsb/statics/latest/js/...: 547ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    Page weight 1.3 MB over 1MB target (Performance)

  • Sprint 3

    Third-party code accounts for 97% of page weight (2.2 MiB of 2.3 MiB) (Performance)

…and 56 more recommended item(s)

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