Kilotest: Diagnoses of link indication poor violation by HTML element 518 on GiveDirectly page

Here is how tools diagnose the link indication poor issue for HTML element 518 of the GiveDirectly page.

Basics

• About the link indication poor issue
  • Why it matters: User cannot differentiate a link from plain text
  • Priority: low
  • Related WCAG standard: 1.3.3
• About the GiveDirectly page
  • URL: https://www.givedirectly.org/
  • Tested on 2026-04-02 at 14:25
• About HTML element 518
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: “Giving $1,000 to poor families lowered infant mortality rates by nearly half, and deaths in children under 5 by 45 percent… The decline in infant mortality is a ‘show-stopping result.’” … Read more →
  • Start tag: <a class="tptn__card-nyt" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/health/cash-transfer-kenya-poverty.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk8.XSm8.mqdUhm5UHSwc&amp;smid=url-share" target="_blank" rel="external">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/main[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1446, y = 1669, width = 364, height = 544

Diagnoses

1. Element is not a list item but is not underlined

   Tool: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkUl