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https://www.msn.com
Compared to previous audit · 2 days ago View previous audit
20
New issues
22
Resolved
17
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeD (68)D (68)
PerformanceC (72)C (72)
SecurityF (53)F (53)
AccessibilityD (59)D (59)
SEOB (88)B (88)
InfrastructureB (85)B (85)
ComplianceD (69)D (69)
ContentC (79)B (80) +1.000
SustainabilityD (68)D (64) -4.000
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 35002400 -1100
Accessibility 91009100
Best Practices 73007300
SEO 1000010000
PWA 00
Desktop Performance 59005800 -100
Desktop Accessibility 94009700 +300
Desktop Best Practices 69006900
Desktop SEO 1000010000
FCP 2.27 s1.96 s -301 ms
LCP 9.43 s8.08 s -1.35 s
TBT 1.75 s1.85 s +98 ms
CLS 0.1690.450 +0.281
Desktop FCP 536 ms537 ms
Desktop LCP 3.28 s3.04 s -244 ms
Desktop TBT 339 ms411 ms +72 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0650.057 -0.007
TTFB 113 ms123 ms +10 ms
DNS 49 ms48 ms -2 ms
TLS 5 ms5 ms +0 ms
Connect 1 ms1 ms +0 ms
Total 113 ms123 ms +10 ms

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

Projected vs. Actual

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

Estimate — actual results may vary

CRITICAL 76 of 80 links are healthy content
WARNING Third-party scripts: 5145ms (87% of total) performance
WARNING No privacy policy link detected compliance
WARNING Unattributable: 1474ms CPU time performance
WARNING Domain expires in 48 days infrastructure
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 1193ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 165 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING 1 advertising/retargeting trackers detected compliance
WARNING Page weight 1.3 MB over 1MB target performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 150 KB unused (46%) performance
WARNING Trackers detected but no privacy policy found compliance
WARNING https://www.msn.com/fr-fr?fastFallbackOnModuleUnav...: 800ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/staticsb/statics/latest/js/...: 547ms CPU time performance
WARNING Transfer efficiency: 65% sustainability
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 315ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 97% of page weight (2.2 MiB of 2.3 MiB) performance
WARNING 127 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING 0.65g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING 121 third-party resources (97% of weight) performance
WARNING Trackers detected but no cookie policy found compliance
CRITICAL Broken link: https://cookiepedia.co.uk/giving-consent-to-cookies content
CRITICAL Domain has EXPIRED infrastructure
CRITICAL 76 of 81 links are healthy content
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 1112ms CPU time performance
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 349ms CPU time performance
WARNING 0.62g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING 134 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING Unattributable: 1405ms CPU time performance
WARNING Transfer efficiency: 66% sustainability
WARNING 128 third-party resources (96% of weight) performance
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING 3 heading(s) are over 120 characters -- likely a misformatted paragraph accessibility
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 96% of page weight (2.1 MiB of 2.2 MiB) performance
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 164 KB unused (73%) performance
WARNING https://www.msn.com/fr-fr?fastFallbackOnModuleUnav...: 764ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 3473ms (62% of total) performance
WARNING Page weight 2.2 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.2 MB performance
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 153 KB unused (47%) performance
WARNING CNAME targets Azure Traffic Manager — verify ownership infrastructure
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/staticsb/statics/latest/js/...: 526ms CPU time performance
CRITICAL Cookie 'sptmarket' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL No <main> landmark found accessibility
CRITICAL No H1 heading found accessibility
CRITICAL 14 button(s) with no accessible text accessibility
CRITICAL Cookie 'MUIDB' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL Cookie '_EDGE_V' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL Cookie '_EDGE_S' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL Cookie '_C_Auth' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security
CRITICAL 2 tracking cookie(s) set before consent interaction compliance
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING External script from assets.msn.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cookie '_C_Auth' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING Cookie 'sptmarket' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING No internal links found seo
WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security
WARNING Cookie 'sptmarket' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING External script from js.monitor.azure.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security
WARNING External script from mem.gfx.ms lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Broken link: https://assets.msn.com content
WARNING Missing og:description content
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING External script from btloader.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING HSTS max-age is too short (1209600s, should be ≥ 31536000s) security
WARNING Cookie '_C_ETH' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING 2 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING External script from adsdk.microsoft.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING JavaScript is 1.1 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING No canonical tag found seo
WARNING Broken link: https://api.msn.com content
WARNING Cookie 'MUID' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING Title is only 11 characters — consider expanding seo
WARNING No <nav> landmark found accessibility
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING Broken link: https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net content
WARNING Cookie '_EDGE_V' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING Dead-end page — no outgoing internal links seo
WARNING Broken link: https://th.bing.com content
WARNING Cookie '_C_Auth' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/staticsb/statics/latest/one...: 62 KB unused (49%) performance
WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cookie 'MUIDB' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING Cookie '_EDGE_S' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 53 KB unused (49%) performance
WARNING Terms of Service not detected compliance
akamai-request-bc
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akamai-request-id
243bdbdd 2bdf52c0
x-cdn-ref
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x-ceto-ref
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set-cookie
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x-msedge-ref
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akamai-grn
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11 headers unchanged

dc.js JavaScript graphics

8 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+23 pts
D (68) Could reach A (91)
Security +30Performance +28Accessibility +25Compliance +18Content +18SEO +12Infrastructure +10Sustainability +8

Estimate — actual results may vary (71 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Msn

April 15, 2026 → April 17, 2026

D D 68 → 68 0 pts

22

Resolved

20

New issues

51

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

€3,827 in development time

Investment remaining

€7,820 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 score68 (D)68 (D)0
Performance72 (C)72 (C)0
Security53 (F)53 (F)0
Accessibility59 (D)59 (D)0
SEO88 (B)88 (B)0
Infrastructure85 (B)85 (B)0
Compliance69 (D)69 (D)0
Content79 (C)80 (B)+1
Sustainability68 (D)64 (D)-4

Resolved (22)

  • https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 1112ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

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

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • 0.62g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) (Sustainability)

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

  • 134 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Unattributable: 1405ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Transfer efficiency: 66% (Sustainability)

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

  • 128 third-party resources (96% of weight) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • No meta description tag found (SEO)

    → Better search engine visibility

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

    → Improved usability for assistive technology users

  • Third-party code accounts for 96% of page weight (2.1 MiB of 2.2 MiB) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • No accessibility statement detected (Compliance)

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

  • https://assets.msn.com/bundles/v1/homePage/latest/...: 164 KB unused (73%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Domain has EXPIRED (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

…and 7 more resolved issue(s)

Recommended next steps (71)

  • Sprint 1

    76 of 80 links are healthy (Content)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

    No <main> landmark found (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    No H1 heading found (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 2

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

  • Sprint 3

    Third-party scripts: 5145ms (87% of total) (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    No privacy policy link detected (Compliance)

  • Sprint 1

    Unattributable: 1474ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    Domain expires in 48 days (Infrastructure)

…and 56 more recommended item(s)

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