Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated?
violation by HTML element 558 on Freedom House page
Basics
About the Freedom House page
- URL: https://freedomhouse.org/
- Tested 38 days ago by job
xrdon 2026-04-24 at 20:02
About HTML element 558
- Tag name:
DIV - Text:
Kazakhstan’s new constitution: reform or power consolidation? … April 8, 2026
- Start tag:
<div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-teaser ds-1col clearfix article-teaser"> - XPath:
/html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[4]/div[6]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1] - Bounding box: x = 1160, y = 3654, width = 340, height = 164
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
Diagnoses
Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated?
issue for HTML element 558 of the Freedom House page.
- This link should have a warning before automatically opening a new window or tab.
Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)
Rule:
links_new_window_mark