Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 478 on Center for Democracy and Technology contact page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://cdt.org/contact/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 19:47 by job 261007T1941-aey
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 742
  • Violators: 358
  • Issues: 45
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About the issue

• Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user
• Priority: lowest
• Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
• Reported by 3 rule engines (ASLint + Pour + Testaro)
• Violations: 6
• Violators: 3

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: eupress@cdt.org
• Start tag: <a href="mailto:eupress@cdt.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/main[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[3]/a[2]
• Bounding box: x = 1020, y = 492, width = 150, height = 23
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

Take me there

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 478 of the Center for Democracy and Technology contact page.

1. Links opening a new window should say so

   Rule engine: Pour (David Yarham and Geoffrey Crofte)

   Rule: new-window-link

2. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt