Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 787 on Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression page

Basics

About the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression page

• URL: https://www.fire.org/
• Tested 29 days ago by job r14 on 2026-05-03 at 17:04

About HTML element 787

• Tag name: A
• Text: Instagram
• Start tag: <a class="icon-instagram" href="https://www.instagram.com/thefireorg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/footer[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[1]/li[3]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 1486, y = 9411, width = 36, height = 36

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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 787 of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression page.

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