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https://www.cnn.com
Compared to previous audit · 12 minutes ago View previous audit
11
New issues
10
Resolved
18
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeC (75)C (76) +1.000
PerformanceC (75)C (76) +1.000
SecurityC (78)C (78)—
AccessibilityC (74)C (74)—
SEOC (77)C (79) +2.000
InfrastructureB (89)B (89)—
ComplianceF (53)F (53)—
ContentC (73)C (73)—
SustainabilityD (67)D (67)—
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 29003100 +200
Accessibility 96009600—
Best Practices 96009600—
SEO 85008500—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 68006500 -300
Desktop Accessibility 93009300—
Desktop Best Practices 96009600—
Desktop SEO 77008500 +800
FCP 6.04 s6.95 s +904 ms
LCP 10.28 s9.96 s -319 ms
TBT 2.53 s1.89 s -638 ms
CLS 0.0000.000—
Desktop FCP 1.35 s1.43 s +75 ms
Desktop LCP 1.48 s2.84 s +1.36 s
Desktop TBT 369 ms280 ms -89 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0210.002 -0.019
TTFB †31 ms34 ms +3 ms
DNS †24 ms29 ms +5 ms
TLS †3 ms3 ms +0 ms
Connect †0 ms0 ms -0 ms
Total †32 ms35 ms +3 ms

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

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 3.89g CO2 per page view sustainability
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 587ms CPU time performance
WARNING 3 tracking-shaped cross-site cookie(s): countryCode, geoData, stateCode compliance
WARNING Unattributable: 1185ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/: 2588ms CPU time performance
WARNING 3.89g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltInsta...: 435ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 7372ms (100% of total) performance
WARNING Total JS execution time is 7.4 s -- over the 3.5s budget performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 415ms CPU time performance
CRITICAL 2 sitemap URL(s) blocked by robots.txt: https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2232553092a.JPG?c=original/w_800, https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/untitled-1-20260508070127751.jpg?c=original/w_800 seo
CRITICAL 4.65g CO2 per page view sustainability
WARNING No `<meta charset>` declaration in HTML seo
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/: 3412ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 521ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 893ms CPU time performance
WARNING Unattributable: 1591ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltInsta...: 462ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 7863ms (83% of total) performance
WARNING 4.65g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
CRITICAL No viewport meta tag found compliance
CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security
CRITICAL HSTS header is missing security
CRITICAL No Content-Security-Policy header found security
CRITICAL No page title found seo
CRITICAL Page has only 2 words — nearly empty seo
CRITICAL Missing <html lang> attribute (WCAG 3.1.1) accessibility
CRITICAL Page weighs 27.9 MB (16.4 MB transferred) performance
CRITICAL 3 non-essential cookie(s) set without consent banner compliance
CRITICAL No <main> landmark found accessibility
WARNING https://js.stripe.com/v3: 165 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/ui-34d81a...: 247 KB unused (11%) performance
WARNING Terms of Service not detected compliance
WARNING No headings found accessibility
WARNING Images are 4.0 MB — compress or use modern formats performance
WARNING Page weight 16.4 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 15.4 MB performance
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (16.4 MiB of 16.4 MiB) performance
WARNING Thin content — only 2 words seo
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
WARNING No <nav> landmark found accessibility
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security
WARNING No SPF record found security
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING 140 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/vendor-b9...: 256 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301 infrastructure
WARNING 139 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
WARNING Privacy Policy not detected compliance
WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security
WARNING JavaScript is 4.4 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING Dead-end page — no outgoing internal links seo
WARNING Cookie 'countryCode' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 437 KB unused (67%) performance
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING No Open Graph meta tags found content
WARNING Cookie 'stateCode' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING Cookie 'geoData' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 158 KB unused (74%) performance
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING No canonical tag found seo
WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure
WARNING No privacy policy link detected compliance

HTTP headers unchanged

9 headers unchanged

Technology stack unchanged

3 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+21 pts
C (76) Could reach A+ (97)
Accessibility +26Compliance +26Performance +24Security +22SEO +21Sustainability +14Infrastructure +10Content +4

Estimate — actual results may vary (60 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Cnn

May 9, 2026 → May 9, 2026

C C 75 → 76 +1 pts

10

Resolved

11

New issues

49

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

$1,100 in development time

Investment remaining

$11,967 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 score75 (C)76 (C)+1
Performance75 (C)76 (C)+1
Security78 (C)78 (C)0
Accessibility74 (C)74 (C)0
SEO77 (C)79 (C)+2
Infrastructure89 (B)89 (B)0
Compliance53 (F)53 (F)0
Content73 (C)73 (C)0
Sustainability67 (D)67 (D)0

Resolved (10)

  • No `<meta charset>` declaration in HTML (SEO)

    → Better search engine visibility

  • 2 sitemap URL(s) blocked by robots.txt: https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2232553092a.JPG?c=original/w_800, https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/untitled-1-20260508070127751.jpg?c=original/w_800 (SEO)

    → Better search engine visibility

  • 4.65g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

  • https://edition.cnn.com/: 3412ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 521ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 893ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Unattributable: 1591ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltInsta...: 462ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Third-party scripts: 7863ms (83% of total) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

Recommended next steps (60)

  • 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

    3.89g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)

  • Sprint 1

    No viewport meta tag found (Compliance)

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    HSTS header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    No Content-Security-Policy header found (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    No page title found (SEO)

  • Sprint 3

    Page has only 2 words — nearly empty (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 2

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

  • Sprint 1

    No <main> landmark found (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

    3 tracking-shaped cross-site cookie(s): countryCode, geoData, stateCode (Compliance)

  • Sprint 1

    Unattributable: 1185ms CPU time (Performance)

…and 45 more recommended item(s)

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