Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 455 on Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.thefire.org/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:34 by job 261007T2113-rl6
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 11
    • Reported any rule violations: 10
  • Violations: 618
  • Violators: 318
  • Issues: 49
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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: 17
• Violators: 12

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <a class="btn" href="https://rankings.fire.org/" target="_blank">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/article[5]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[2]/a[1]
• Bounding box: [not obtained]
• Reported by Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 455 of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) page.

1. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt