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Madrid, Spain → Sao Paulo, Brazil

These audits ran from different locations. Timing metrics (TTFB, DNS, TLS) may reflect network path differences rather than site changes.

49
New issues
42
Resolved
20
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeC (79)C (78) -1.000
PerformanceC (75)C (75)—
SecurityC (78)C (78)—
AccessibilityC (75)C (73) -2.000
SEOA (96)A (96)—
InfrastructureB (87)B (87)—
ComplianceD (67)D (67)—
ContentB (88)C (77) -11.000
SustainabilityD (69)D (66) -3.000
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 17002000 +300
Accessibility 92008900 -300
Best Practices 77007700—
SEO 85008500—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 44005200 +800
Desktop Accessibility 89008600 -300
Desktop Best Practices 77007700—
Desktop SEO 92009200—
FCP 6.65 s3.79 s -2.86 s
LCP 30.92 s10.11 s -20.81 s
TBT 10.06 s4.79 s -5.27 s
CLS 0.1750.175—
Desktop FCP 1.03 s974 ms -61 ms
Desktop LCP 2.75 s2.19 s -560 ms
Desktop TBT 2.45 s816 ms -1.63 s
Desktop CLS 0.0020.002 -0.000
TTFB †214 ms111 ms -103 ms
DNS †2 ms46 ms +44 ms
TLS †4 ms3 ms -1 ms
Connect †1 ms0 ms -1 ms
Total †227 ms116 ms -110 ms

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

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CRITICAL 2.39g CO2 per page view sustainability
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CRITICAL 28 link(s) with no accessible text accessibility
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CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/us/politics/midterm-re... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/us/politics/china-us-s... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/podcasts/the-headlines... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/world/europe/russia-uk... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/world/europe/peter-mag... content
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WARNING 4 render-blocking stylesheet(s) -- recommended: <=3 performance
WARNING 1 unmuted autoplay media element(s) on page content
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WARNING Unattributable: 1137ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://www.nytimes.com/vi-assets/static-assets/ad...: 582ms CPU time performance
WARNING Page uses document.write() -- disables Chrome's preload scanner performance
WARNING All 15 images use legacy formats (JPEG/PNG/GIF) content
WARNING 2.39g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING External link from accounts.google.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING 6 internal links have no anchor text seo
WARNING 154 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING https://accounts.google.com/gsi/client: 68 KB unused (71%) performance
WARNING 4 render-blocking <script src> tag(s) without async/defer performance
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-P52...: 75 KB unused (39%) performance
WARNING External script from accounts.google.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING https://www.nytimes.com/: 1744ms CPU time performance
WARNING 15 images missing explicit width/height content
WARNING 63 text node(s) render below 12 CSS pixels on mobile accessibility
WARNING Broken link: https://cn.nytimes.com/zh-hant/ content
WARNING https://www.nytimes.com/vi-assets/static-assets/ma...: 468 KB unused (45%) performance
WARNING Total JS execution time is 16.5 s -- over the 3.5s budget performance
WARNING 2 advertising/retargeting trackers detected compliance
WARNING https://www.nytimes.com/vi-assets/static-assets/ho...: 197 KB unused (42%) performance
WARNING 139 third-party resources (80% of weight) performance
WARNING 7 images missing alt text content
WARNING 361 inline style attribute(s) detected security
WARNING 9 tap target(s) too small or too close to neighbors accessibility
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 80% of page weight (8.1 MiB of 10.1 MiB) performance
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/nyregion/mahmoud-khali... content
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CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/postal-service-hand... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/ufo-sighti... content
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CRITICAL 19 link(s) with no accessible text accessibility
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WARNING 1.95g CO2 per page view sustainability
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WARNING 334 inline style attribute(s) detected security
WARNING External script from static.chartbeat.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Page weight 6.9 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 5.9 MB performance
WARNING 1.95g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING External link from static01.nytimes.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING https://www.nytimes.com/vi-assets/static-assets/ma...: 12526ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://www.nytimes.com/: 1969ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://warp.media.net/js/tags/clientag.js?cid=8CU...: 94 KB unused (49%) performance
WARNING https://www.nytimes.com/vi-assets/static-assets/ho...: 210 KB unused (45%) performance
WARNING 159 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING Unattributable: 2206ms CPU time performance
WARNING 144 third-party resources (71% of weight) performance
WARNING https://www.nytimes.com/vi-assets/static-assets/ad...: 1010ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 71% of page weight (4.9 MiB of 6.9 MiB) performance
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WARNING 2 internal links have no anchor text seo
WARNING https://www.nytimes.com/vi-assets/static-assets/ma...: 469 KB unused (46%) performance
WARNING Title repeats `news` 3 times -- likely keyword stuffing seo
CRITICAL Cookie 'nyt-geo' is missing the Secure flag security
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CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/world/europe/russia-uk... content
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CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/world/middleeast/israe... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/world/asia/trump-xi-ch... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/technology/trump-ai-mo... content
CRITICAL 'unsafe-eval' found in script source security
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/hantavirus-mv-ho... content
CRITICAL og:image is not reachable content
CRITICAL Cookie 'nyt-s-present' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/world/asia/china-milit... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/world/europe/russia-vi... content
CRITICAL Cookie 'nyt-gdpr' is missing the Secure flag security
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CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/europe/uk-electi... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/trump-pent... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/markwayne-... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/world/europe/ukraine-r... content
CRITICAL 7 non-essential cookie(s) set without consent banner compliance
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/world/europe/ukraine-r... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/business/china-april-t... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/politics/justice-de... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/ezra-klein-pod... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/article/iran-war-trump-us-oil-hor... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/world/middleeast/iran-... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/hegseth-war-co... content
CRITICAL 'unsafe-inline' found in script source security
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WARNING External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING 2 empty heading(s) accessibility
WARNING Cookie 'nyt-gdpr' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING Cookie 'nyt-s-present' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/manag...: 132 KB unused (70%) performance
WARNING JavaScript is 3.0 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING External script from www.datadoghq-browser-agent.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from rumcdn.geoedge.be lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING <iframe> missing title attribute (src="https://static01.nyt.com/ads/tpc-check.html") accessibility
WARNING object-src allows plugin content security
WARNING security.txt: Missing required 'Expires' field (RFC 9116) security
WARNING 2 of 7 <nav> elements are unlabeled accessibility
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WARNING External script from static01.nyt.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Cookie 'nyt-a' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING Cookie 'nyt-geo' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
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WARNING External script from warp.media.net lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from pay.google.com lacks integrity attribute security
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WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 1 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING External link from g1.nyt.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING frame-ancestors directive is missing security
WARNING External script from pagead2.googlesyndication.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Cookie 'datadome' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING Cookie 'nyt-s-present' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING Images are 2.3 MB — compress or use modern formats performance
WARNING Cookie 'nyt-purr' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING base-uri directive is missing security
WARNING External script from dd.nytimes.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING No SPF record found security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cookie 'nyt-gdpr' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING <iframe> missing title attribute (src="about:blank") accessibility
WARNING Cookie 'nyt-traceid' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING <iframe> missing title attribute (src="https://pay.google.com/gp/p/ui/payframe?origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com&mi…") accessibility
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure
WARNING Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/es/ content
last-modified
Sat, 09 May 2026 09:33:11 GMT → Sat, 09 May 2026 09:57:52 GMT
set-cookie
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x-nyt-edge-cache
HIT-MISS → HIT-HIT
x-origin-time
2026-05-09 09:36:20 UTC → 2026-05-09 09:59:38 UTC
x-envoy-upstream-service-time
404 → 362
x-datadome-timer
(null),VE75 → (null),VE50
x-gdpr
0 → 1
x-b3-traceid
45a4ed5f63d6941d → 7bab5f9afc0d54d7
x-nyt-mktg-group
group7 → group4
x-nyt-data-last-modified
Sat, 09 May 2026 09:33:11 GMT → Sat, 09 May 2026 09:57:52 GMT

21 headers unchanged

− Chartbeat Analytics

17 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+20 pts
C (78) Could reach A+ (98)
Accessibility +27Performance +25Content +23Security +22Compliance +14Sustainability +14Infrastructure +8SEO +4

Estimate — actual results may vary (124 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Nytimes

May 9, 2026 → May 9, 2026

C C 79 → 78 -1 pts

42

Resolved

49

New issues

75

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

€5,780 in development time

Investment remaining

€12,389 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

€10,041,669/month in ongoing exposure

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

Performance by category

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Overall score79 (C)78 (C)-1
Performance75 (C)75 (C)0
Security78 (C)78 (C)0
Accessibility75 (C)73 (C)-2
SEO96 (A)96 (A)0
Infrastructure87 (B)87 (B)0
Compliance67 (D)67 (D)0
Content88 (B)77 (C)-11
Sustainability69 (D)66 (D)-3

Resolved (42)

  • Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/nyregion/mahmoud-khali... (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/arts/television/david-... (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • 1.95g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

  • https://static01.nyt.com/video-static/betamax/hlsj...: 140 KB unused (96%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/nyregion/mamdani-belle... (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/climate/iran-kharg-oil... (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/upshot/redistricting-m... (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/alabama-su... (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • 334 inline style attribute(s) detected (Security)

    → Reduced attack surface for visitors

  • External script from static.chartbeat.com lacks integrity attribute (Security)

    → Reduced attack surface for visitors

  • Page weight 6.9 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 5.9 MB (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 1.95g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) (Sustainability)

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

  • External link from static01.nytimes.com lacks integrity attribute (Security)

    → Reduced attack surface for visitors

  • https://www.nytimes.com/vi-assets/static-assets/ma...: 12526ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://www.nytimes.com/: 1969ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

…and 27 more resolved issue(s)

Recommended next steps (124)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/world/europe/hungary-e... (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/magazine/dog-longevity... (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/magazine/ramit-sethi-i... (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    160 of 200 links are healthy (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/business/media/the-vie... (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/world/europe/orban-hun... (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/world/europe/russia-hu... (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    2.39g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/world/middleeast/caspi... (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    28 link(s) with no accessible text (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/world/europe/hungary-o... (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/us/politics/midterm-re... (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/us/politics/china-us-s... (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/podcasts/the-headlines... (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/world/europe/russia-uk... (Content)

…and 109 more recommended item(s)

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