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https://www.msn.com
Compared to previous audit · 2 days ago View previous audit
22
New issues
22
Resolved
19
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeD (69)D (68) -1.000
PerformanceC (75)C (72) -3.000
SecurityF (53)F (53)—
AccessibilityD (59)D (59)—
SEOB (88)B (88)—
InfrastructureB (85)B (85)—
ComplianceD (68)D (69) +1.000
ContentB (80)C (79) -1.000
SustainabilityD (64)D (68) +4.000
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 33003500 +200
Accessibility 91009100—
Best Practices 73007300—
SEO 1000010000—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 56005900 +300
Desktop Accessibility 97009400 -300
Desktop Best Practices 69006900—
Desktop SEO 1000010000—
FCP 1.96 s2.27 s +302 ms
LCP 9.13 s9.43 s +300 ms
TBT 2.00 s1.75 s -252 ms
CLS 0.1910.169 -0.022
Desktop FCP 538 ms536 ms—
Desktop LCP 3.10 s3.28 s +182 ms
Desktop TBT 416 ms339 ms -77 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0650.065—
TTFB †122 ms113 ms -9 ms
DNS †56 ms49 ms -6 ms
TLS †4 ms5 ms +0 ms
Connect †1 ms1 ms +0 ms
Total †122 ms113 ms -9 ms

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

Projected vs. Actual

Previous
D 69
Projected
A 91
Actual
D 68
Fell short of projection
22 issues resolved since last audit
74 issues remaining
Resolving remaining issues could reach A

Estimate — actual results may vary

CRITICAL 2 tracking cookie(s) set before consent interaction compliance
CRITICAL Broken link: https://cookiepedia.co.uk/giving-consent-to-cookies content
CRITICAL 76 of 81 links are healthy content
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 349ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 53 KB unused (49%) performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 4877ms (86% of total) performance
WARNING 128 third-party resources (96% of weight) performance
WARNING Trackers detected but no privacy policy found compliance
WARNING 0.62g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING 1 advertising/retargeting trackers detected compliance
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING No privacy policy link detected compliance
WARNING https://www.msn.com/fr-fr?fastFallbackOnModuleUnav...: 764ms CPU time performance
WARNING Page weight 1.2 MB over 1MB target performance
WARNING Domain expires in 50 days infrastructure
WARNING Trackers detected but no cookie policy found compliance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 1112ms CPU time performance
WARNING 134 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING Unattributable: 1405ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 96% of page weight (2.1 MiB of 2.2 MiB) performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 153 KB unused (47%) performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/staticsb/statics/latest/js/...: 526ms CPU time performance
CRITICAL Domain has EXPIRED infrastructure
CRITICAL 78 of 82 links are healthy content
CRITICAL 8 non-essential cookie(s) set without consent banner compliance
WARNING 3 heading(s) are over 120 characters -- likely a misformatted paragraph accessibility
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 53 KB unused (48%) performance
WARNING 0.67g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING Unattributable: 1663ms CPU time performance
WARNING Page weight 2.4 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.4 MB performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 4292ms (63% of total) performance
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 97% of page weight (2.3 MiB of 2.4 MiB) performance
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING CNAME targets Azure Traffic Manager — verify ownership infrastructure
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 1389ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 450ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://www.msn.com/fr-fr?fastFallbackOnModuleUnav...: 839ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 151 KB unused (46%) performance
WARNING External link from assets.msn.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING 127 third-party resources (97% of weight) performance
WARNING 133 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/staticsb/statics/latest/js/...: 542ms CPU time performance
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
CRITICAL No Content-Security-Policy header found security
CRITICAL 14 button(s) with no accessible text accessibility
CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security
CRITICAL No H1 heading found accessibility
CRITICAL No <main> landmark found accessibility
CRITICAL Cookie '_C_Auth' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL Cookie 'MUIDB' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL Cookie '_EDGE_S' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL Cookie 'sptmarket' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL Cookie '_EDGE_V' is missing the Secure flag security
WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security
WARNING Cookie '_EDGE_S' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING Cookie 'sptmarket' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
WARNING Broken link: https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net content
WARNING No <nav> landmark found accessibility
WARNING JavaScript is 1.1 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING Cookie 'MUID' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING External script from mem.gfx.ms lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 164 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING Broken link: https://assets.msn.com content
WARNING HSTS max-age is too short (1209600s, should be ≥ 31536000s) security
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cookie '_EDGE_V' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING Dead-end page — no outgoing internal links seo
WARNING Transfer efficiency: 66% sustainability
WARNING Cookie '_C_ETH' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING Cookie '_C_Auth' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING External script from btloader.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Broken link: https://th.bing.com content
WARNING Cookie '_C_Auth' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING Cookie 'MUIDB' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING External script from adsdk.microsoft.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from js.monitor.azure.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure
WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING No canonical tag found seo
WARNING Title is only 11 characters — consider expanding seo
WARNING Privacy Policy not detected compliance
WARNING 2 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING No internal links found seo
WARNING Terms of Service not detected compliance
WARNING Missing og:description content
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/staticsb/statics/latest/one...: 62 KB unused (49%) performance
WARNING Broken link: https://api.msn.com content
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cookie 'sptmarket' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING External script from assets.msn.com lacks integrity attribute security
akamai-grn
0.18fb1402.1776002980.10c83bd1 → 0.15fb1402.1776229840.243bdbdd
x-msedge-ref
10c83bd1 | 69dba7a4f1be4c0abbecc7e099655e41|AFD:69dba7a4f1be4c0abbecc7e099655... → 243bdbdd | 69df1dd015854fa4b4ae003da7817ed8|AFD:69df1dd015854fa4b4ae003da7817...
akamai-request-id
10c83bd1 → 243bdbdd
x-cdn-ref
10c83bd1 | 69dba7a4f1be4c0abbecc7e099655e41|AFD:69dba7a4f1be4c0abbecc7e099655... → 243bdbdd | 69df1dd015854fa4b4ae003da7817ed8|AFD:69df1dd015854fa4b4ae003da7817...
akamai-server-ip
2.20.251.24 → 2.20.251.21
akamai-request-bc
[a=2.20.251.24,b=281557969,c=g,n=ES_MD_MADRID,o=20940],[c=c,n=IE__DUBLIN,o=20... → [a=2.20.251.21,b=607902685,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...
x-ceto-ref
69dba7a4f1be4c0abbecc7e099655e41|AFD:69dba7a4f1be4c0abbecc7e099655e41|2026-04... → 69df1dd015854fa4b4ae003da7817ed8|AFD:69df1dd015854fa4b4ae003da7817ed8|2026-04...

10 headers unchanged

+ dc.js JavaScript graphics

8 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+23 pts
D (68) Could reach A (91)
Security +30Performance +28Accessibility +25Content +21Compliance +20SEO +12Infrastructure +10Sustainability +8

Estimate — actual results may vary (74 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Msn

April 12, 2026 → April 15, 2026

D D 69 → 68 -1 pts

22

Resolved

22

New issues

52

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

€4,147 in development time

Investment remaining

€8,100 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 score69 (D)68 (D)-1
Performance75 (C)72 (C)-3
Security53 (F)53 (F)0
Accessibility59 (D)59 (D)0
SEO88 (B)88 (B)0
Infrastructure85 (B)85 (B)0
Compliance68 (D)69 (D)+1
Content80 (B)79 (C)-1
Sustainability64 (D)68 (D)+4

Resolved (22)

  • 3 heading(s) are over 120 characters -- likely a misformatted paragraph (Accessibility)

    → Improved usability for assistive technology users

  • https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 53 KB unused (48%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 0.67g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) (Sustainability)

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

  • Unattributable: 1663ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Page weight 2.4 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.4 MB (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Third-party scripts: 4292ms (63% of total) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Third-party code accounts for 97% of page weight (2.3 MiB of 2.4 MiB) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

  • CNAME targets Azure Traffic Manager — verify ownership (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • Domain has EXPIRED (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • 78 of 82 links are healthy (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • No accessibility statement detected (Compliance)

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

  • https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 1389ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 450ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://www.msn.com/fr-fr?fastFallbackOnModuleUnav...: 839ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

…and 7 more resolved issue(s)

Recommended next steps (74)

  • Sprint 2

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

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://cookiepedia.co.uk/giving-consent-to-cookies (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    76 of 81 links are healthy (Content)

  • Sprint 2

    No Content-Security-Policy header found (Security)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    No H1 heading found (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    No <main> landmark found (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 3

    https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 53 KB unused (49%) (Performance)

…and 59 more recommended item(s)

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