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Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
53
GRADE
F
FIX
7
REVIEW
3
PASS
3
INFO
0
Checks
13
3 PASS 3 REVIEW 7 FIX
D
Landmark Structure
Action
1 landmarks
FIX
1 landmarks
Critical::
No <main> landmark found
Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.
Info::
1 <nav> landmark(s) found
Info::
No banner (header) landmark
Info::
No contentinfo (footer) landmark
Warning::
Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1)
Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.
Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it
BANNER (missing!) NAV MAIN (missing!) CONTENTINFO (missing!)

Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.

Why this matters

Without a <main> landmark, screen-reader users can't skip past the navigation to the page content — every page starts with re-reading the menu.

Learn more

The <main> element marks the page's primary content area. Assistive tech offers a 'jump to main' shortcut — but only if <main> exists. Without it, every page navigation forces re-reading the header. Wrap your primary content in a single <main>.

Source: WAI-ARIA / WCAG 2.4.1

Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.

Why this matters

Without a skip-nav link, keyboard users tab through every nav item before reaching content — every page, every visit.

Learn more

WCAG 2.4.1 (Bypass Blocks) requires a mechanism to skip past repeated content. The standard implementation is a 'Skip to main content' link that's the first focusable element, visually hidden until focused. Three lines of HTML + four of CSS.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.1

D
Favicon & Branding
Action
2 icon(s) detected
FIX
2 icon(s) detected
Warning::
No favicon.ico at site root
Some older browsers, bookmark tools, and RSS readers look for /favicon.ico. Add one as a fallback.
Info::
HTML icon links detected
Info::
Apple touch icon present
Info::
Multiple icon sizes detected
favicon.ico Missing
PNG Icons Present
Apple Touch Present
SVG Favicon Missing
Manifest Icons Missing
Multiple Sizes Present
D
Web Manifest
Action
Not found
FIX
Not found
Info::
No web manifest found
No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

No web manifest found.

D
Dark Mode Support
Action
No dark mode signals
FIX
No dark mode signals
Info::
No dark mode signals detected
Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.
Info::
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles
External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.
Dark ModeNo Dark Mode Detected
color-scheme meta Not set Dark theme-color Not set CSS indicators Not detected

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

D
Print Stylesheet
Action
No print styles
FIX
No print styles
Info::
No print-specific styles detected
When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.
Print Stylesheet No Print Styles
Print stylesheet Not found Inline @media print Not detected
F
Navigation UX
Action
No navigation patterns
FIX
No navigation patterns
Info::
1 navigation landmark(s) detected
Info::
No breadcrumbs, search, or skip link detected
These navigation aids help users orient themselves and find content efficiently, especially on large sites.
Breadcrumbs
Search
Skip Link
Labeled Navigation 1 <nav> element(s)
Back to Top
Hamburger Menu
Sticky Navigation Cannot reliably detect (CSS-based)
1 of 6 testable patterns navigation patterns detected. Limited navigation support. Consider adding breadcrumbs, search, and skip link.
B
Form Accessibility
2 of 8 controls have issues
REVIEW
2 of 8 controls have issues
Critical::
2 control(s) without accessible label
Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.
Got: <input type="submit" name="subscribe" id="mc-embedded-subscribe">; <input type="submit" name="subscribe" id="mc-embedded-subscribe">
Info::
6 control(s) properly labeled
8 controls
6 labeled
0 placeholder only
2 unlabeled
ControlTypeLabelMethod
qtextSearcharia-label
qtextSearch this sitearia-label
qtextSearch this sitearia-label
#mce-EMAILemailEmail Address *for/id
#mce-SIGNUPtextSignup Form Locationfor/id
#mce-EMAILemailEmail Address *for/id
#mc-embedded-subscribesubmit(none)none
#mc-embedded-subscribesubmit(none)none

Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

<input type="submit" name="subscribe" id="mc-embedded-subscribe">; <input type="submit" name="subscribe" id="mc-embedded-subscribe">

Why this matters

Form controls without labels — assistive tech announces 'edit text' with no context; users can't complete forms.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2

C
404 Error Page
Action
HTTP 404, custom page
REVIEW
HTTP 404, custom page
Info::
Correct 404 status code returned
Got: HTTP 404
Info::
Custom styled 404 page
404 Page Quality Custom 404 Page
Status Code HTTP 404 Page Title Common Dreams - 404 Not Found Custom Styling Navigation Homepage Link Search Form
C
Color Contrast (Screenshot)
Action
20 text elements analyzed, 20 fail WCAG AA
REVIEW

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

0 pass 20 fail WCAG AA
h1 To inform. To inspire. To ignite change …
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
32px · bottom of viewport
h2 LIVE COVERAGE
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
24px · bottom of viewport
h3 Daily news & progressive opinion—funde…
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
19px · bottom of viewport
h3 Daily news & progressive opinion—funde…
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
19px · bottom of viewport
h3 “If approved, this merger would give o…
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
19px · bottom of viewport
h3 “Sexual violence is not incidental to …
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
19px · bottom of viewport
h3 “American monetary and bank safety pol…
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 3.0:1 (large text)
19px · bottom of viewport
title Breaking News & Views for the Progressiv…
1.87:1
#000000
on
#343B48
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · top of page (header area)
p To donate by check, phone, or other meth…
2.21:1
#000000
on
#404651
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · top of page (header area) · over background image/gradient
a More Ways to Give page.
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · top of page (header area)
a Home
2.62:1
#000000
on
#505055
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · top of page (header area) · over background image/gradient
a Latest News
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
a Opinion
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
a Climate
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
a Economy
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
a Politics
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
a Rights & Justice
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
a War & Peace
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
a Progressive Newswire
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold
a Further
2.92:1
#000000
on
#57575C
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold

2 contrast failures on background images/gradients

These failures are invisible to CSS-based accessibility tools like Lighthouse. The text may be fine on a solid background, but fails when rendered over an image or gradient.

Show all checked elements (20)
ElementRatioRequiredFGBGResult
h1 To inform. To inspir…2.92:13.0:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
h2 LIVE COVERAGE2.92:13.0:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
h3 Daily news & progres…2.92:13.0:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
h3 Daily news & progres…2.92:13.0:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
h3 “If approved, this…2.92:13.0:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
h3 “Sexual violence i…2.92:13.0:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
h3 “American monetary…2.92:13.0:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
title Breaking News & View…1.87:14.5:1
#000000
#343B48
Fail
p To donate by check, …2.21:14.5:1
#000000
#404651
Fail
a More Ways to Give pa…2.92:14.5:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
a Home2.62:14.5:1
#000000
#505055
Fail
a Latest News2.92:14.5:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
a Opinion2.92:14.5:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
a Climate2.92:14.5:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
a Economy2.92:14.5:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
a Politics2.92:14.5:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
a Rights & Justice2.92:14.5:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
a War & Peace2.92:14.5:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
a Progressive Newswire2.92:14.5:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail
a Further2.92:14.5:1
#000000
#57575C
Fail

Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

A+
Heading Hierarchy
75 headings
PASS
75 headings
Info::
Single H1 present
  • H1 To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good.
  • H2 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER
  • H3 Daily news & progressive opinion—funded by the people, not the corporations—delivered straight to your inbox.
  • H2 LIVE COVERAGE
  • H2 Boat Strike Survivors Say They Were Captured, Tortured by US Forces
  • H2 ‘Day of Ordinary Terror’: Israeli Attack on West Bank School Kills Man, Child
  • H2 Campaign’s Augmented Reality Tool Allows Students to Explore True Cost of Nuclear Weapons
  • H2 Report Exposes Hidden Fossil Fuel Costs Siphoning Off $12 Trillion From Society Every Year
  • H2 ‘Shame!’: Germany, Italy Block Effort to Suspend EU-Israel Trade Pact Over Gaza Genocide, West Bank Attacks
  • H2 Why You Paid $29.99 for Those Levi’s, Not $25.47: Amazon Price-Fixing Scheme Exposed
  • H2 Trump’s Iran War: Anatomy of a Debacle
  • H2 To Stop Endless War in Iran and Beyond, Congress Should Rescind the Money to Fight
  • H2 Named for Mamdani, GOP Bill Would Strip Citizenship From People Who Advocate for Socialism
  • H2 Good Riddance to Trump’s Horrible, No Good Labor Secretary
  • H2 ‘You Dirty Orange Maniac!’: The President of Ultimate Destruction
  • H2 Why a Feminist and Just Energy Transition Is the Only Way Out of the Climate Crisis
  • H2 On Witless Great Vengeance and Furious Anger
  • H2 Report Exposes Hidden Fossil Fuel Costs Siphoning Off $12 Trillion From Society Every Year
  • H2 ‘This Is a Fight for Humanity’: Meet the 2026 Winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize
  • H2 Green Groups Sue Trump to Stop ‘Exceptionally Risky’ Deep-Water Drilling Project in Gulf of Mexico
  • H2 Climate Defenders Warn GOP Immunity Bill Puts ‘Big Oil Above the Law’
  • H2 Wyden Denounces ‘Highly Questionable’ $370 Million Tax Giveaway to Gas Giant by Trump IRS
  • H2 US Supreme Court Hands Big Oil Major Win in Battle Over Destruction of Louisiana Coast
  • H2 ‘Time for Half Measures Is Over’: Study Warns of Terrifying Atlantic Ocean Current Collapse
  • H2 ‘I’m Just Asking You a Factual Question’: Warren Corners Trump’s Fed Chair Pick on 2020 Election
  • H2 Relief From Trump Tariff Pain Coming for Corporations—But Not Consumers Harmed by High Prices
  • H2 Trump Claims His Own Energy Secretary Is ‘Totally Wrong’ About When Gas Will Go Back Below $3
  • H2 Khanna Asks Elon Musk If He’s OK With Billionaire Tax After Latest Claims About AI and Mass Layoffs
  • H2 As Americans Struggle With Soaring Prices, Trump Says $4 Gas Is ‘Not Very High’
  • H2 ‘Decades in the Making’: Antitrust Advocates Celebrate as Jury Rules Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster
  • H2 ‘Taxing Billionaires Is Not Radical’: Mamdani Joins Top Economists to Denounce ‘Rigged’ US Tax System
  • H2 ‘Corruption Gala’: Paramount CEO Hosting Honorary Dinner for Trump While Trying to Ram Through Megamerger
  • H2 Why You Paid $29.99 for Those Levi’s, Not $25.47: Amazon Price-Fixing Scheme Exposed
  • H2 Trump Loses Another Cabinet Secretary as ‘Scandal-Ridden’ Chavez-DeRemer Resigns
  • H2 ‘Pam Bondi Must Testify’: House Democrats Demand GOP Set New Deposition Hearing for Fired AG
  • H2 ‘A New World Is Possible’: NJ Voters Elect Progressive, Pro-Palestinian Organizer Analilia Mejia
  • H2 As Sotomayor Apologizes to Kavanaugh, Thomas Paints Progressives as Existential Threat
  • H2 Platner Thanks Small-Dollar Donors After Reporting $4 Million Fundraising Haul in First Quarter
  • H2 Citing Child Cancer Risk, Lawsuit Targets Trump EPA Over Glyphosate
  • H2 Amnesty Calls for Resistance to ‘Predatory World Order’ Pushed by Trump, Netanyahu in Annual Rights Report
  • H2 Journalists Urged to Condemn Trump-Carr Attack on Free Press at White House Correspondents Dinner
  • H2 Judge Orders ICE to Release Family Who Spoke Out About Medical Neglect, Poor Conditions in Detention
  • H2 ‘Hateful, Bigoted’ Chip Roy Introduces MAMDANI Act in Congress
  • H2 ‘Shameful’: Outrage Over UK Universities Hiring Security Firm to Spy on Pro-Palestinian Students
  • H2 Report on State of US Libraries Exposes Trump Attacks and Record-Breaking Book Ban Efforts
  • H2 Boat Strike Survivors Say They Were Captured, Tortured by US Forces
  • H2 ‘Day of Ordinary Terror’: Israeli Attack on West Bank School Kills Man, Child
  • H2 Campaign’s Augmented Reality Tool Allows Students to Explore True Cost of Nuclear Weapons
  • H2 ‘Shame!’: Germany, Italy Block Effort to Suspend EU-Israel Trade Pact Over Gaza Genocide, West Bank Attacks
  • H2 Report Details Israeli Use of Sexual Violence to Force Palestinians From West Bank Homes
  • H2 $2 Billion Per Day Spent by US on Iran War Could Have Saved 87 Million Lives, Says UN Humanitarian Chief
  • H2 Senators Launch Probe Into Hegseth’s Gutting of Programs to Mitigate US Killing of Civilians
  • H2 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER
  • H3 Daily news & progressive opinion—funded by the people, not the corporations—delivered straight to your inbox.
  • H2 ‘Corruption Gala’: Paramount CEO Hosting Honorary Dinner for Trump While Trying to Ram Through Megamerger
  • H3 “If approved, this merger would give one family control over CBS, CNN, and TikTok—and the Ellisons have already promised President Trump that they would make sweeping changes to CNN.”
  • H2 Report Details Israeli Use of Sexual Violence to Force Palestinians From West Bank Homes
  • H3 “Sexual violence is not incidental to this crisis. It is one of the mechanisms driving people from their land,” said one contributor to the new report.
  • H2 ‘I’m Just Asking You a Factual Question’: Warren Corners Trump’s Fed Chair Pick on 2020 Election
  • H3 “American monetary and bank safety policy will now depend on a demented ventriloquist in the White House,” said one consumer watchdog.
  • H2 Iran Says It Won’t Negotiate With ‘Erratic’ Trump After Genocidal Threat to ‘Blow Up’ Whole Country
  • H2 Mike Johnson to Unleash ‘Catastrophic’ Attack on Endangered Species Act
  • H2 ‘Financial Pawn of the Saudi Monarchy’: House Judiciary Opens Probe Into Jared Kushner
  • H2 Trump Is Stark-Raving Mad—Impeach Him Now
  • H2 Trump Invokes Wartime Law to Fulfill ‘Wish List for Oil, Gas, and Coal Industries’
  • H2 Named for Mamdani, GOP Bill Would Strip Citizenship From People Who Advocate for Socialism
  • H2 ‘Hateful, Bigoted’ Chip Roy Introduces MAMDANI Act in Congress
  • H2 Louisiana Advances One of the Country’s ‘Cruelest’ Anti-Homeless Bills
  • H2 In Dead of Night, Johnson Tries—But Fails—to Ram Through Domestic Spying Bill for Trump
  • H2 ‘You Are Out of Touch’: Schumer Faces New Calls to Step Aside After Israel Weapons Vote
  • H2 New report: Households pay $12 trillion a year in hidden fossil fuel costs – a $23 million a minute ‘gift to Big Oil’
  • H2 EWG sues EPA for 7-year inaction on glyphosate in oats, citing risks to children’s health
  • H2 April’s Beige Book Reveals Trump’s War in Iran Is Devastating Economy At Home
  • H2 California’s Regressive Rooftop Solar Policy Hit With Second Appeal to State Supreme Court
  • H2 Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration Approval of BP’s Ultra-Deepwater Drilling in Gulf of Mexico, 16 Years After Deepwater Horizon
A+
Alt Text Quality
All 23 images OK
PASS
All 23 images OK
Info::
1 decorative image(s) correctly marked
Info::
22 image(s) with good alt text
23 images 22 good alt text 1 decorative
All images have appropriate alt text.
A+
Lighthouse Accessibility Audits
Score 95/100 — 2 failing, 24 passed
PASS
95

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Names and labels

Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div#sSHARED_-_Newsletter_0_0_7_0_0_2_1_0_0 > div#sFollow_Block_0_0_2_0_0_0 > div#sFollow_Block_0_0_2_0_0_0_1 > a.social_icon div#sSHARED_-_Newsletter_0_0_7_0_0_2_1_0_0 > div#sFollow_Block_0_0_2_0_0_0 > div#sFollow_Block_0_0_2_0_0_0_1 > a.social_icon
div#sSHARED_-_Newsletter_0_0_7_0_0_2_1_0_0 > div#sFollow_Block_0_0_2_0_0_0 > div#sFollow_Block_0_0_2_0_0_0_1 > a.social_icon div#sSHARED_-_Newsletter_0_0_7_0_0_2_1_0_0 > div#sFollow_Block_0_0_2_0_0_0 > div#sFollow_Block_0_0_2_0_0_0_1 > a.social_icon
div#sSHARED_-_Newsletter_0_0_7_0_0_2_1_0_0 > div#sFollow_Block_0_0_2_0_0_0 > div#sFollow_Block_0_0_2_0_0_0_1 > a.social_icon div#sSHARED_-_Newsletter_0_0_7_0_0_2_1_0_0 > div#sFollow_Block_0_0_2_0_0_0 > div#sFollow_Block_0_0_2_0_0_0_1 > a.social_icon
div#sElement_HomePage_Tabbed_Wrap_0_0_1_0_0_1_0 > div.tabs__body > div#opinion > a div#sElement_HomePage_Tabbed_Wrap_0_0_1_0_0_1_0 > div.tabs__body > div#opinion > a

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Best practices

One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html html

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
The page has a logical tab order
Visual order on the page follows DOM order
User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
Custom controls have associated labels
Custom controls have ARIA roles
`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
`[role]` values are valid
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
Buttons have an accessible name
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Input buttons have discernible text.
Form elements have associated labels
`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
Document has a `<title>` element
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
ARIA IDs are unique
Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
No form fields have multiple labels
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
Skip links are focusable.
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
All heading elements contain content.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
Identical links have the same purpose.
Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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