Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 449 on International Consortium of Investigative Journalists newsletter subscribe page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.icij.org/newsletter/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:54 by job 261007T2132-muf
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 11
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 1641
  • Violators: 406
  • Issues: 53
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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: 133
• Violators: 78

About the violator

• Tag name: H2
• Text: Phony whistleblowers, fake journalists and cyber spies: ICIJ network targeted after China Targets probe
• Start tag: <h2 class="article-title__title">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/article[12]/div[1]/div[2]/h2[1]
• Bounding box: x = 704, y = 4977, width = 444, height = 86
• Reported by ASLint

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Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 449 of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists newsletter subscribe page.

1. This link should have a warning before automatically opening a new window or tab.

   Rule engine: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: links_new_window_mark