Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 251 on Freedom House contact page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://freedomhouse.org/about-us/contact-us
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:20 by job 261007T2113-3d2
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 517
  • Violators: 165
  • Issues: 44
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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: 11
• Violators: 6

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <a class="a2a_button_email" href="/#email" title="Email" aria-label="Share this page via email" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">
• XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/a[3]
• Bounding box: x = 1422, y = 607, width = 30, height = 30
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 251 of the Freedom House 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