Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 285 on Freedom House page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://freedomhouse.org/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:42 by job 261007T2129-kjk
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 12
  • Violations: 1243
  • Violators: 363
  • Issues: 64
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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 2 rule engines (ASLint + Testaro)
• Violations: 8
• Violators: 6

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="/#twitter" title="Twitter" aria-label="Share this page on Twitter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">
• XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/a[2]
• Bounding box: [not obtained]
• Reported by Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 285 of the Freedom House page.

1. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt