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

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

$4/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)

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

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 415ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Unattributable: 1185ms CPU time (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

  • https://edition.cnn.com/: 2588ms CPU time (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 (62)

  • Sprint 1

    3.89g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)

  • Sprint 1

    No <main> landmark found (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 2

    No Content-Security-Policy header found (Security)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

    HSTS header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    No page title found (SEO)

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 2

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

  • Sprint 1

    No viewport meta tag found (Compliance)

  • Sprint 3

    Page has only 2 words — nearly empty (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

    https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 484ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 3

    Third-party scripts: 8072ms (100% of total) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    Missing or non-HTML5 doctype (SEO)

…and 47 more recommended item(s)

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