# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://govinfo.gov

**Date:** April 21, 2026  
**URL:** https://govinfo.gov  
**Overall Grade:** C (75/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/82cd903b-e194-4da7-b09d-6ef482e1687b

## Top Findings

1. **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-eval' found in script source — Security > Content Security Policy
2. **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-inline' found in script source — Security > Content Security Policy
3. **[CRITICAL]** HSTS header is missing — Security > Security Headers
4. **[CRITICAL]** 1 image(s) missing alt attribute — Accessibility > Alt Text Quality
5. **[CRITICAL]** 1 link(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 53 |
| Accessibility | 84 |
| Best Practices | 100 |
| SEO | 69 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (F — 25/100)

*3 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[CRITICAL]** HSTS header is missing — Strict-Transport-Security forces browsers to use HTTPS, preventing downgrade attacks. Add the header with a max-age of at least 1 year.
- **[WARNING]** X-Content-Type-Options header is missing — This header prevents MIME-type sniffing, which can lead to XSS attacks. Set it to 'nosniff'.
- **[WARNING]** X-Frame-Options header is missing — This header prevents clickjacking by controlling who can embed your page in a frame. Set it to DENY or SAMEORIGIN.
- **[WARNING]** Referrer-Policy header is missing — Controls how much referrer information is sent with requests. Set to 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' or stricter.
- **[WARNING]** Permissions-Policy header is missing — Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features.
- **[PASS]** Content-Security-Policy is present
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing — COOP isolates your browsing context, preventing cross-origin side-channel attacks. Set to 'same-origin'.
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — COEP prevents loading cross-origin resources without explicit permission. Required for SharedArrayBuffer and high-resolution timers.
- **[PASS]** X-Powered-By header is not present
- **[PASS]** Server header is present without version info

### Content Security Policy (D — 40/100)

*3 of 10 CSP checks passed*

- **[INFO]** Raw CSP policy
- **[PASS]** default-src directive is set
- **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-inline' found in script source — 'unsafe-inline' allows inline <script> tags, defeating CSP against XSS. Remove it and use nonces or hashes instead.
- **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-eval' found in script source — 'unsafe-eval' allows eval() and similar functions, enabling code injection. Remove it.
- **[PASS]** No wildcard in script source
- **[WARNING]** object-src allows plugin content — Set object-src to 'none' to prevent Flash/Java plugin exploits.
- **[WARNING]** base-uri directive is missing — Without base-uri, attackers can inject a <base> tag to hijack relative URLs. Set it to 'self' or 'none'.
- **[PASS]** frame-ancestors directive is set
- **[WARNING]** form-action directive is missing — form-action restricts where forms can submit data, preventing form hijacking.
- **[INFO]** upgrade-insecure-requests is not set — This directive upgrades HTTP resources to HTTPS automatically, preventing mixed content.

### TLS & Certificates (A+ — 100/100)

*TLS 1.3, 7 checks passed*

- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 is used
- **[PASS]** Strong cipher suite is used
- **[INFO]** HTTP/2 is not negotiated — HTTP/2 provides multiplexing and header compression for better performance.
- **[PASS]** Certificate is valid (expires in 309 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 3 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 22 domain(s)
- **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA

### Cookie Security (A+ — 100/100)

*No cookies set — no cookie security risks*

- **[PASS]** No cookies set — no cookie security risks

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## Advanced Security

### Subresource Integrity (F — 20/100)

*0 of 1 external resources have SRI*

- **[WARNING]** External link from fonts.googleapis.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.

### JS Library Vulnerabilities (A+ — 100/100)

*No known vulnerabilities*

- **[PASS]** No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected

### Information Leakage (A+ — 100/100)

*No exposures*

- **[PASS]** security.txt is present — good practice
- **[PASS]** No sensitive files exposed

### Email Security (F — 30/100)

*No DMARC*

- **[WARNING]** No DMARC record found — Without DMARC, email receivers have no policy for handling authentication failures.

### Permissions-Policy (D — 40/100)

*No header set*

- **[WARNING]** No Permissions-Policy header — Consider adding a Permissions-Policy header to restrict browser feature access from embedded content.

### CORS Configuration (B — 80/100)

*No CORS headers*

- **[PASS]** No CORS headers present — secure default

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## Performance

### Page Weight Budget (B — 82/100)

*1.1 MB transferred, 52 requests*

- **[PASS]** Page weighs 2.7 MB (1.1 MB transferred)
- **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 762 KB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
- **[INFO]** 52 HTTP requests
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.23 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (D — 50/100)

*100% third-party, 0 ms blocking*

- **[WARNING]** Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (1.1 MiB of 1.1 MiB)
- **[PASS]** Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)

### Text Compression (A+ — 100/100)

*All text resources are compressed*

- **[PASS]** All text resources are compressed

### Image Optimization (C — 60/100)

*10 images, 0 KB saveable*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.govinfo.gov/media/USGPO-Certification-... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.govinfo.gov/media/CoreTrustSeal-logo-t... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.govinfo.gov/media/GovInfo_Logo_Gray.sv... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.govinfo.gov/media/gpo-logov1.jpg is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.

### JS Execution Cost (C — 60/100)

*1989ms total JS execution*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.govinfo.gov/: 602ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.govinfo.gov/app/infrastructure.js: 466ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 410ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.govinfo.gov/app/search/assets/search-e...: 408ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://www.govinfo.gov/core/assets/vendor/jquery/...: 103ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 1989ms (100% of total)

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*3 fonts (106 KB)*

- **[INFO]** 3 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

### JS Bundles (B — 70/100)

*11 scripts, 149 KB unused*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.govinfo.gov/app/infrastructure.js: 64 KB unused (12%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.govinfo.gov/app/infrastructure.js: unminified — 451 KB could be saved
- **[WARNING]** https://www.govinfo.gov/app/search/assets/search-e...: 61 KB unused (34%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.govinfo.gov/core/assets/vendor/jquery/...: 24 KB unused (69%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 149 KB

### Resource Caching (A+ — 100/100)

*All resources properly cached*

- **[PASS]** No caching issues found

### Critical Rendering Path (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected

### Resource Hints (A+ — 100/100)

*No optimization needed*

- **[PASS]** No resource hint issues

### Page Weight Inventory (B — 75/100)

*52 resources · 1.1 MB · 149 KB savings available*

- **[WARNING]** Page weight 109 KB over 1MB target
- **[INFO]** ~149 KB of savings available
- **[WARNING]** 51 third-party resources (100% of weight)
- **[INFO]** 1 resources over 200KB

### Render-Blocking Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources detected*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected in <head>

### Third-Party Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No third-party resources detected*


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## Content Quality

### Links (A+ — 98/100)

*124 links checked, 123 healthy, 0 broken*

- **[PASS]** 123 of 124 links are healthy
- **[INFO]** Long redirect chain: https://govinfo.gov/bulkdata (3 hops)

### Mixed Content (A+ — 100/100)

*No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.*

- **[PASS]** No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS

### Open Graph (A+ — 100/100)

*Open Graph tags are well configured for social sharing.*

- **[INFO]** og:title is short (7 characters) — Ideal length is 25–60 characters for social sharing previews.
- **[INFO]** og:description is short (33 characters) — Ideal length is 55–200 characters for social sharing previews.

### Structured Data (C — 40/100)

*No structured data (JSON-LD) found.*

- **[INFO]** No structured data (JSON-LD) found — Adding structured data helps search engines understand your content and can enable rich results.

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## Infrastructure

### DNS Records (A+ — 95/100)

*2 A records, 12 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
- **[PASS]** Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
- **[PASS]** 2 nameserver(s) configured
- **[INFO]** No MX records — email not configured via DNS
- **[INFO]** CAA records not checked — CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
- **[INFO]** No SPF record found in TXT records — SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
- **[PASS]** DNS resolution time: 12 ms

### Redirect Chain (B — 70/100)

*1 redirect(s), 1063 ms total*

- **[PASS]** Single redirect
- **[INFO]** WWW normalization redirect
- **[WARNING]** Redirect overhead: 1063 ms total

### IPv6 Readiness (A+ — 100/100)

*IPv6 reachable (1 ms)*

- **[PASS]** IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a06:98c1:3105::ac40:9244, 2606:4700:440b::6812:29bc

### Crawlability (A+ — 100/100)

*robots.txt present, sitemap with 182 URLs*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 182 entries
- **[PASS]** robots.txt references sitemap

### URL Variants (C — 65/100)

*www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS*

- **[CRITICAL]** Both www and non-www versions serve content
- **[WARNING]** HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301

### Domain Intelligence (A — 90/100)

*govinfo.gov — via get.gov, 12 years old*

- **[WARNING]** Domain expires in 51 days — Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
- **[PASS]** DNSSEC is enabled
- **[PASS]** Registrar: get.gov
- **[WARNING]** Registrar lock is NOT enabled — The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

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## Compliance

### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100)

*No testable criteria*


### Cookie Consent & Privacy (B — 80/100)

*No consent signals detected*

- **[WARNING]** No privacy policy link detected — A privacy policy page is recommended for transparency and may be legally required.
- **[INFO]** No terms of service link detected
- **[INFO]** No cookie consent banner detected
- **[INFO]** This is an automated check, not legal advice — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators of consent management. This does not constitute a legal compliance assessment. Consult a privacy professional for GDPR/CCPA compliance.

### Language & i18n (A — 90/100)

*Lang attribute present*

- **[PASS]** <html lang> attribute is present
- **[PASS]** <html lang> value is valid
- **[INFO]** No Content-Language HTTP header
- **[INFO]** Language signals are inconsistent — The <html lang> attribute and Content-Language header should agree.

### Readability & Typography (A+ — 100/100)

*Font sizes and tap targets checked*


### Viewport Configuration (A+ — 100/100)

*Viewport properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Viewport meta tag is present
- **[PASS]** width=device-width is set
- **[PASS]** User zooming is allowed

### Third-Party Trackers (C — 55/100)

*2 trackers detected*

- **[INFO]** 2 third-party trackers detected — Found 2 analytics, 0 advertising, 0 marketing, 0 tag manager trackers.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no cookie policy found — This page loads 2 trackers but no cookie policy was detected. GDPR requires disclosure when using tracking cookies.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no privacy policy found — Most data protection regulations require a privacy policy when collecting user data via trackers.

### Cookie & Tracker Inventory (A+ — 100/100)

*0 cookies · 2 trackers · 0 pre-consent*

- **[INFO]** 2 third-party tracker(s) detected on page

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## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (F — 0/100)

*0 of 7 expected legal pages detected*

- **[WARNING]** Privacy Policy not detected — No link matching common Privacy Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Privacy Policy, especially those collecting user data.
- **[WARNING]** Terms of Service not detected — No link matching common Terms of Service URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Terms of Service, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Cookie Policy not detected — No link matching common Cookie Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Cookie Policy, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Accessibility Statement not detected — No link matching common Accessibility Statement URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Accessibility Statement, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** DMCA / Copyright Notice not detected — No link matching common DMCA / Copyright Notice URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a DMCA / Copyright Notice, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Refund / Returns Policy not detected — No link matching common Refund / Returns Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Refund / Returns Policy, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Acceptable Use Policy not detected — No link matching common Acceptable Use Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Acceptable Use Policy, especially those collecting user data.

### Copyright Notice (C — 55/100)

*No copyright notice detected*

- **[INFO]** No copyright notice detected — No copyright notice detected in the page content. While not legally required in most jurisdictions (copyright exists automatically), a notice is standard practice and signals site ownership.

### Regulatory Indicators

*0 regulatory indicator(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** This is a technical scan, not a legal assessment — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators that may suggest regulatory relevance. This is not a compliance audit and should not be relied upon for legal decisions. Consult qualified legal counsel for compliance assessments.
- **[INFO]** No specific regulatory indicators detected — No strong signals for GDPR, CCPA, ADA, PCI, HIPAA, or COPPA were found. This does not mean these regulations don't apply — it means we didn't detect common technical indicators.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

*0 third-party service(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** Data inventory for transparency purposes — This inventory identifies third-party services that receive data from your site visitors. Under regulations like GDPR (Article 30), maintaining records of data processing activities is commonly considered a best practice. This automated scan provides a starting point — it may not capture all data flows.
- **[INFO]** No recognized third-party data-sharing services detected — This page does not appear to load external tracking, analytics, or advertising scripts.

### Compliance Badges (C — 55/100)

*0 compliance badge(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** No compliance badges detected — No recognized compliance certification badges or seals were found. This is common — many sites do not display compliance badges.

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## Availability

### CDN & Delivery (A — 85/100)

*Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)*

- **[PASS]** Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: AMS)
- **[INFO]** CDN cache status: DYNAMIC

### HTTP Caching (F — 30/100)

*No cache headers*

- **[WARNING]** No Cache-Control header found — Browsers will use heuristic caching, which can be unpredictable. Set explicit cache headers.

### Transport Security (B — 75/100)

*HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis*

- **[INFO]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) not advertised — HTTP/3 eliminates head-of-line blocking. If your CDN supports it, consider enabling it.
- **[WARNING]** Missing Strict-Transport-Security header — HSTS tells browsers to only use HTTPS, preventing SSL stripping attacks.
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)

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## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (B — 75/100)

*11 landmarks*

- **[CRITICAL]** No <main> landmark found — Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.
- **[PASS]** 1 <nav> landmark(s) found
- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link present

### Heading Hierarchy (C — 60/100)

*28 headings, 2 skip(s)*

- **[WARNING]** Multiple H1 headings (2 found) — A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.
- **[WARNING]** Heading level skipped: H1 → H3 (missing H2) — Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
- **[WARNING]** Heading level skipped: H1 → H3 (missing H2) — Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.

### Alt Text Quality (A — 88/100)

*1 of 9 images have issues*

- **[CRITICAL]** 1 image(s) missing alt attribute — Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.
- **[INFO]** 1 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters
- **[PASS]** 7 image(s) with good alt text

### Form Accessibility (A+ — 100/100)

*All 6 controls labeled*

- **[PASS]** 6 control(s) properly labeled

### Link & Button Quality (B — 78/100)

*1 issue(s) across 136 links and 7 buttons*

- **[CRITICAL]** 1 link(s) with no accessible text — Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.
- **[WARNING]** 22 link(s) open in new tab without warning — Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
- **[PASS]** 113 link(s) with descriptive text

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## UX

### 404 Error Page (F — 20/100)

*Soft 404 detected*

- **[CRITICAL]** Soft 404: server returns HTTP 200 for non-existent pages — The server returns HTTP 200 for a path that does not exist. Search engines will index these pages, diluting your real content. Configure your server to return a proper 404 status code for missing pages.

### Favicon & Branding (B — 70/100)

*11 icon(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** favicon.ico present at site root
- **[PASS]** HTML icon links detected
- **[PASS]** Apple touch icon present
- **[PASS]** Multiple icon sizes detected

### Web Manifest (F — 30/100)

*Invalid JSON*

- **[WARNING]** Manifest contains invalid JSON — Manifest at https://govinfo.gov/manifest.json contains invalid JSON. Browsers cannot parse it.

### Dark Mode Support (D — 40/100)

*No dark mode signals*

- **[INFO]** No dark mode signals detected — Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.
- **[INFO]** Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles — External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

### Print Stylesheet (D — 40/100)

*No print styles*

- **[INFO]** No print-specific styles detected — When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

### Navigation UX (F — 30/100)

*1 navigation pattern(s)*

- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link detected
- **[PASS]** 1 navigation landmark(s) detected

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## SEO

### Canonical URL (A — 85/100)

*Minor issues*

- **[PASS]** Canonical tag present
- **[WARNING]** Canonical does not match final URL (https://www.govinfo.gov/)
- **[INFO]** Canonical points to a different domain

### Meta Tags (A+ — 95/100)

*Title optimized*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[PASS]** Title length (43 chars) is optimal
- **[INFO]** Title and H1 have very different wording — Alignment helps users confirm they've reached the right page.

### Content Depth (C — 65/100)

*533 words, Very Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 533 words of content
- **[INFO]** Text-to-HTML ratio is 1% — Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Very Difficult (grade 18)

### Internal Links (A+ — 100/100)

*127 internal, 9 external*

- **[PASS]** 127 internal links (93%)
- **[PASS]** 99% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** 127 internal / 9 external links

### Image SEO (A+ — 95/100)

*9 images, 9 descriptive filenames*

- **[PASS]** All images have descriptive filenames
- **[INFO]** 1 image(s) missing alt text — see Accessibility tab

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (A — 85/100)

*0.26g CO2 per view*

- **[PASS]** 0.26g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 1.1 MB, producing an estimated 0.26g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.01g, network 0.05g, end-user device 0.20g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 31.4 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 31.4 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 3928 smartphones.
- **[PASS]** Green hosting reduces data center emissions

### Green Hosting (A+ — 100/100)

*Green (both)*

- **[PASS]** Both hosting and CDN use renewable energy
- **[INFO]** Cloudflare: Verified by the Green Web Foundation
- **[INFO]** Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019
- **[INFO]** Green hosting status based on known provider commitments — Green hosting detection uses a curated database of provider renewable energy commitments. This is not a real-time verification. For authoritative checks, visit thegreenwebfoundation.org.

### Repeat Visit Weight (A+ — 100/100)

*99% cached*

- **[PASS]** 99% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 11 KB (vs 1133 KB first visit). 51 of 52 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.26g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 0.26g)

### Carbon Budget (A — 85/100)

*16th percentile*

- **[PASS]** 0.26g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g — Cleaner than an estimated 84% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 16th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

### Transfer Efficiency (B — 80/100)

*87% efficient*

- **[INFO]** Transfer efficiency: 87% — An estimated 148 KB (13%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 148 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.03g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.

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