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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

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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.

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.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/fonts/Merriweather-Regular.woff0.0 ms62.9 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/fonts/Merriweather-Italic.woff0.0 ms62.7 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/images/logo-35.png0.0 ms31.9 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/fonts/Montserrat-Light.woff0.0 ms21.7 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/fonts/Montserrat-Bold.woff0.0 ms17.1 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/fonts/Montserrat-Regular.woff0.0 ms17.0 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/modules/custom/eff_library/images/eff-logo-1color-blue.svg0.0 ms7.2 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/modules/custom/eff_library/images/eff-logo-stack-black.svg0.0 ms6.8 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/images/youtube-icon.svg0.0 ms1.9 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/images/instagram-icon.svg0.0 ms1.6 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/images/threads-icon.svg0.0 ms1.5 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/images/mastodon-icon.svg0.0 ms1.5 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/images/bluesky-icon.svg0.0 ms1.4 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/images/logo-monogram-white.svg0.0 ms1.1 KiB
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/images/linkedin-icon.svg0.0 ms946 B
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/images/X-close-symbol-circle.svg0.0 ms902 B
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/images/tiktok-icon.svg0.0 ms861 B
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/images/x-icon.svg0.0 ms712 B
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/images/flicker-icon.svg0.0 ms596 B
www.eff.org/sites/all/themes/phoenix/images/facebook-icon.svg0.0 ms573 B

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:74.599 source:map[column:30286 line:2 type:source-location url:https://www.eff.org/files/js/js_qd8BaywA4mj4edyGLb52Px4-BwFqScI7dgPymNmaueA.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:69.194 source:map[column:31379 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.eff.org/files/js/js_qd8BaywA4mj4edyGLb52Px4-BwFqScI7dgPymNmaueA.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.331 source:map[column:41 line:1057 type:source-location url:https://www.eff.org/files/js/js_qd8BaywA4mj4edyGLb52Px4-BwFqScI7dgPymNmaueA.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:2.263 source:map[column:27484 line:2 type:source-location url:https://www.eff.org/files/js/js_qd8BaywA4mj4edyGLb52Px4-BwFqScI7dgPymNmaueA.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:2.811 source:map[column:250 line:4 type:source-location url:https://www.eff.org/files/js/js_qd8BaywA4mj4edyGLb52Px4-BwFqScI7dgPymNmaueA.js urlProvider:network]]]

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.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
Cindy Cohn talks with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. span.field-content > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/feature/public/banner_library/ds_cindy_and_...310.7 KiB264.8 KiB
robot doing brain surgery on itself span.field-content > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/feature/public/banner_library/ai-brain-surg...168.3 KiB157.8 KiB
People communicating on devices with encryption, art by Chelsea Saunders div.field__item > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/teaser/public/banner_library/encryption-poc...160.5 KiB147.6 KiB
Book cover for Privacy's Defender + Cindy Cohn portrait header > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/highlight/public/banner_library/privacys-de...75.1 KiB64.6 KiB
robot doing brain surgery on itself div.field__item > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/teaser/public/banner_library/ai-brain-surge...74.9 KiB62.0 KiB
Large robot hand taking tool from alarmed person div.field__item > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/teaser/public/banner_library/competition_re...70.2 KiB57.3 KiB
div.field__item > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img div.field__item > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/highlight/public/banner_library/og-ssd-logo...41.9 KiB31.4 KiB
person in dress holding an ultrasound screen in front of their abdomen which di… header > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/highlight/public/issues/repro-rights-hd-1.j...41.5 KiB31.0 KiB
a happy drone in the sky span.field-content > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/feature/public/banner_library/drone-happy.p...35.7 KiB28.2 KiB
Facebooks thumbs up thumbs down div.field__item > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/teaser/public/banner_library/facebook-thumb...39.4 KiB26.5 KiB
Necessary & Proportionate logo div.field__item > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/teaser/public/banner_library/np-logo-banner...35.3 KiB22.4 KiB
A giant robot hand holds a monkey wrench, a human is jumping for it. div.field__item > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/teaser/public/banner_library/competition_re...34.1 KiB21.3 KiB
Copyright Troll div.field__item > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/teaser/public/banner_library/copyright-trol...24.7 KiB11.9 KiB
a happy drone in the sky div.field__item > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/teaser/public/banner_library/drone-happy.pn...20.4 KiB7.6 KiB
Cindy Cohn wearing a t-shirt that says Let's Sue the Government div.field__item > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
/files/styles/teaser/public/banner_library/letssuethegove...15.9 KiB5.8 KiB

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-0-IMG
nodeLabel: Cindy Cohn talks with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show.
path: 7,HTML,2,BODY,11,DIV,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,SPAN,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG
selector: span.field-content > div.teaser-thumbnail > a > img
snippet: <img src="https://www.eff.org/files/styles/feature/public/banner_library/ds_cindy_an…" width="780" height="390" alt="Cindy Cohn talks with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show.">

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.

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
value: no origins were preconnected
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
value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

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.

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

Diagnostics

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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.

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

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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
div#site_banner > div.panel-pane > a.site-banner > img div#site_banner > div.panel-pane > a.site-banner > img
www.eff.org/files/effectingchange-sitebanner-desktop-signal.png
EFF Home div#footer > div.panel-pane > a > img
www.eff.org/sites/all/modules/custom/eff_library/images/eff-logo-1color-blue.svg

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

●Time to Interactive 2.1 s
●Layout shift culprits
●Document request latency
●Optimize DOM size
●LCP breakdown
●Modern HTTP
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●Max Potential First Input Delay 50 ms
●Minify CSS
●JavaScript execution time 0.0 s
●Minimizes main-thread work 0.3 s
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 1 long task found
●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 160 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 110 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Avoid multiple page redirects
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 0 ms
○INP breakdown
○User Timing marks and measures
○Avoid non-composited animations
○Avoid large layout shifts
63

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.

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
| APRIL 7, 2026 article.node > header > div.node-content-type-byline > span.node-date
| APRIL 3, 2026 article.node > header > div.node-content-type-byline > span.node-date
| APRIL 3, 2026 article.node > header > div.node-content-type-byline > span.node-date
| APRIL 3, 2026 article.node > header > div.node-content-type-byline > span.node-date
| APRIL 3, 2026 article.node > header > div.node-content-type-byline > span.node-date
| APRIL 2, 2026 article.node > header > div.node-content-type-byline > span.node-date
| APRIL 2, 2026 article.node > header > div.node-content-type-byline > span.node-date
| APRIL 2, 2026 article.node > header > div.node-content-type-byline > span.node-date
| APRIL 2, 2026 article.node > header > div.node-content-type-byline > span.node-date
| APRIL 2, 2026 article.node > header > div.node-content-type-byline > span.node-date
Charity Navigator div#footer > div.panel-pane > p > a
COPYRIGHT (CC BY) div.panel-pane > ul.menu > li.first > a
TRADEMARK div.panel-pane > ul.menu > li.leaf > a
PRIVACY POLICY div.panel-pane > ul.menu > li.leaf > a
THANKS div.panel-pane > ul.menu > li.last > a

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
Charity Navigator div#footer > div.panel-pane > p > 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
EFF defends your privacy and free expression because technology should serve al… div > div.panel-pane > div.front-page-donate > h6

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Names and labels

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
body.html > div.donate-banner-wrapper > div.donate-banner > img body.html > div.donate-banner-wrapper > div.donate-banner > img

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.field__items > div.field__item > div.teaser-thumbnail > a div.field__items > div.field__item > div.teaser-thumbnail > 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.

Best practices

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
ISSUES article.node > header > div.node-content-type-byline > 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.js html.js

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

○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-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
●`[role]` values are valid
●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
●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
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●Identical links have the same purpose.
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
○ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
○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 use only permitted ARIA attributes
○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
○`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
○`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
○Buttons have an accessible name
○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
○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
○Input buttons have discernible text.
○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
○Form elements have associated labels
○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
○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
○`<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.
○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
100

Best Practices

General

Source maps translate minified code to the original source code. This helps developers debug in production. In addition, Lighthouse is able to provide further insights. Consider deploying source maps to take advantage of these benefits. Learn more about source maps.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

●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 DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
●Detected JavaScript libraries
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
85

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.

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
body.html > div.donate-banner-wrapper > div.donate-banner > img body.html > div.donate-banner-wrapper > div.donate-banner > 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 have descriptive text
●Links are crawlable
●robots.txt is valid
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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