Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 542 on Freedom House page

Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 542 of the Freedom House page.

Basics

• About the tab-opening link action unstated? issue
  • Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user
  • Priority: lowest
  • Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
• About the Freedom House page
  • URL: https://freedomhouse.org/
  • Tested on 2026-04-02 at 14:24
• About HTML element 542
  • Take me there
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Chinese whistleblower reveals how China spies on citizens at home – and in the US … opens in new tab
  • Start tag: <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/27/us/china-nyc-whistleblower-ufwd-intl-hnk-dst" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[4]/div[6]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 420, y = 3805, width = 340, height = 132

Diagnoses

1. Check that this link's link text contains information indicating that the link will open in a new window.

   Tool: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)

   Rule: W-WCAG2AAA.Principle3.Guideline3_2.3_2_5.H83.3

2. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Tool: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt