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https://www.cnn.com
Compared to previous audit · 11 minutes ago View previous audit
13
New issues
10
Resolved
16
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeC (76)C (75) -1.000
PerformanceC (76)C (76)—
SecurityC (78)C (78)—
AccessibilityC (74)C (74)—
SEOC (79)C (77) -2.000
InfrastructureB (89)B (89)—
ComplianceF (53)F (53)—
ContentC (73)C (73)—
SustainabilityD (67)D (67)—
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 31003000 -100
Accessibility 96009600—
Best Practices 96009600—
SEO 85008500—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 65007200 +700
Desktop Accessibility 93009300—
Desktop Best Practices 96009600—
Desktop SEO 85008500—
FCP 6.95 s6.24 s -708 ms
LCP 9.96 s10.12 s +153 ms
TBT 1.89 s2.10 s +212 ms
CLS 0.0000.000—
Desktop FCP 1.43 s1.36 s -67 ms
Desktop LCP 2.84 s1.87 s -972 ms
Desktop TBT 280 ms283 ms +3 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0020.007 +0.006
TTFB †34 ms26 ms -8 ms
DNS †29 ms21 ms -8 ms
TLS †3 ms3 ms -0 ms
Connect †0 ms0 ms +0 ms
Total †35 ms26 ms -8 ms

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

CRITICAL 3.89g CO2 per page view sustainability
WARNING 3.89g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301 infrastructure
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 484ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 8072ms (100% of total) performance
WARNING 3 tracking-shaped cross-site cookie(s): countryCode, geoData, stateCode compliance
WARNING Unattributable: 1244ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltInsta...: 460ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/: 2852ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://js.stripe.com/v3: 169 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING Total JS execution time is 8.1 s -- over the 3.5s budget performance
WARNING Missing or non-HTML5 doctype seo
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 708ms CPU time performance
CRITICAL 4.65g CO2 per page view sustainability
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 587ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 6187ms (84% of total) performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/: 2588ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 415ms CPU time performance
WARNING HTTP→HTTPS redirect is not permanent infrastructure
WARNING https://js.stripe.com/v3: 165 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltInsta...: 435ms CPU time performance
WARNING 4.65g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING Unattributable: 1185ms CPU time performance
CRITICAL Page weighs 27.9 MB (16.4 MB transferred) performance
CRITICAL No <main> landmark found accessibility
CRITICAL Missing <html lang> attribute (WCAG 3.1.1) accessibility
CRITICAL No Content-Security-Policy header found security
CRITICAL 2 sitemap URL(s) blocked by robots.txt: https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2009-09-04t120000z-1151233495-pm1e59414co01-rtrmadp-3-usa.JPG?c=original/w_800, https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2232553092a.JPG?c=original/w_800 seo
CRITICAL Page has only 2 words — nearly empty seo
CRITICAL 3 non-essential cookie(s) set without consent banner compliance
CRITICAL No page title found seo
CRITICAL HSTS header is missing security
CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security
CRITICAL No viewport meta tag found compliance
WARNING No Open Graph meta tags found content
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING No SPF record found security
WARNING No <nav> landmark found accessibility
WARNING No headings found accessibility
WARNING Page weight 16.4 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 15.4 MB performance
WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure
WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING No canonical tag found seo
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (16.4 MiB of 16.4 MiB) performance
WARNING No privacy policy link detected compliance
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING Cookie 'geoData' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 437 KB unused (67%) performance
WARNING Thin content — only 2 words seo
WARNING Cookie 'stateCode' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
WARNING JavaScript is 4.4 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING 140 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/ui-34d81a...: 247 KB unused (11%) performance
WARNING Dead-end page — no outgoing internal links seo
WARNING Terms of Service not detected compliance
WARNING Images are 4.0 MB — compress or use modern formats performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/vendor-b9...: 256 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 158 KB unused (74%) performance
WARNING No `<meta charset>` declaration in HTML seo
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING Cookie 'countryCode' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING 139 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
WARNING Privacy Policy not detected compliance

HTTP headers unchanged

9 headers unchanged

Technology stack unchanged

3 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+22 pts
C (75) Could reach A+ (97)
Accessibility +26Compliance +26Performance +24SEO +23Security +22Sustainability +14Infrastructure +10Content +4

Estimate — actual results may vary (62 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Cnn

May 9, 2026 → May 9, 2026

C C 76 → 75 -1 pts

10

Resolved

13

New issues

49

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

$1,808 in development time

Investment remaining

$12,458 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

$4/month in ongoing exposure

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

Performance by category

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Overall score76 (C)75 (C)-1
Performance76 (C)76 (C)0
Security78 (C)78 (C)0
Accessibility74 (C)74 (C)0
SEO79 (C)77 (C)-2
Infrastructure89 (B)89 (B)0
Compliance53 (F)53 (F)0
Content73 (C)73 (C)0
Sustainability67 (D)67 (D)0

Resolved (10)

  • https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 587ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Third-party scripts: 6187ms (84% of total) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://edition.cnn.com/: 2588ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 415ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • HTTP→HTTPS redirect is not permanent (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • https://js.stripe.com/v3: 165 KB unused (73%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 4.65g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

  • https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltInsta...: 435ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 4.65g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) (Sustainability)

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

  • Unattributable: 1185ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

Recommended next steps (62)

  • Sprint 1

    3.89g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)

  • Sprint 1

    Page weighs 27.9 MB (16.4 MB transferred) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    No <main> landmark found (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    Missing <html lang> attribute (WCAG 3.1.1) (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 2

    No Content-Security-Policy header found (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    2 sitemap URL(s) blocked by robots.txt: https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2009-09-04t120000z-1151233495-pm1e59414co01-rtrmadp-3-usa.JPG?c=original/w_800, https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2232553092a.JPG?c=original/w_800 (SEO)

  • Sprint 3

    Page has only 2 words — nearly empty (SEO)

  • Sprint 2

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

  • Sprint 1

    No page title found (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

    HSTS header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    No viewport meta tag found (Compliance)

  • Sprint 2

    3.89g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) (Sustainability)

  • Sprint 3

    HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301 (Infrastructure)

  • Sprint 1

    https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 484ms CPU time (Performance)

…and 47 more recommended item(s)

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