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https://www.cnn.com
Compared to previous audit · 11 minutes ago View previous audit
12
New issues
9
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 Total JS execution time is 8.1 s -- over the 3.5s budget performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 708ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltInsta...: 460ms CPU time performance
WARNING Missing or non-HTML5 doctype seo
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 484ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://js.stripe.com/v3: 169 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/: 2852ms CPU time performance
WARNING Unattributable: 1244ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 8072ms (100% of total) performance
WARNING 3.89g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING 3 tracking-shaped cross-site cookie(s): countryCode, geoData, stateCode compliance
CRITICAL 4.65g CO2 per page view sustainability
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/: 2588ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 415ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://js.stripe.com/v3: 165 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING Unattributable: 1185ms CPU time performance
WARNING 4.65g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING Third-party scripts: 6187ms (84% of total) performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 587ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltInsta...: 435ms CPU time performance
CRITICAL HSTS header is missing security
CRITICAL Missing <html lang> attribute (WCAG 3.1.1) accessibility
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 No page title found seo
CRITICAL Page weighs 27.9 MB (16.4 MB transferred) performance
CRITICAL Page has only 2 words — nearly empty seo
CRITICAL No <main> landmark found accessibility
CRITICAL No viewport meta tag found compliance
CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security
CRITICAL No Content-Security-Policy header found security
CRITICAL 3 non-essential cookie(s) set without consent banner compliance
WARNING Cookie 'geoData' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING Images are 4.0 MB — compress or use modern formats performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 437 KB unused (67%) performance
WARNING HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301 infrastructure
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING No <nav> landmark found accessibility
WARNING No Open Graph meta tags found content
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING Cookie 'countryCode' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (16.4 MiB of 16.4 MiB) performance
WARNING JavaScript is 4.4 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure
WARNING Privacy Policy not detected compliance
WARNING Page weight 16.4 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 15.4 MB performance
WARNING No SPF record found security
WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING 140 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 158 KB unused (74%) performance
WARNING No headings found accessibility
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/vendor-b9...: 256 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING Cookie 'stateCode' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING No canonical tag found seo
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING No privacy policy link detected compliance
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/ui-34d81a...: 247 KB unused (11%) performance
WARNING 139 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
WARNING No `<meta charset>` declaration in HTML seo
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
WARNING Thin content — only 2 words seo
WARNING Dead-end page — no outgoing internal links seo
WARNING Terms of Service 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

9

Resolved

12

New issues

50

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

$1,800 in development time

Investment remaining

$12,067 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

$13,129/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 (9)

  • 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

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

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Unattributable: 1185ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

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

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 4.65g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

Recommended next steps (62)

  • Sprint 1

    3.89g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)

  • Sprint 1

    HSTS header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • 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 1

    No page title found (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 3

    Page has only 2 words — nearly empty (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

    No <main> landmark found (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    No viewport meta tag found (Compliance)

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    No Content-Security-Policy header found (Security)

  • Sprint 2

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

  • Sprint 2

    Total JS execution time is 8.1 s -- over the 3.5s budget (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 708ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltInsta...: 460ms CPU time (Performance)

…and 47 more recommended item(s)

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