Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 848 on National Coalition Against Censorship page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://ncac.org/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:59 by job 261007T2138-qpt
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 619
  • Violators: 284
  • Issues: 49
• Download the full technical report (JSON)

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: 40
• Violators: 25

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Instagram
• Start tag: <a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-instagram awb-icon-instagram" style="" data-placement="top" data-title="Instagram" data-toggle="tooltip" title="" href="https://www.instagram.com/ncacensorship/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-original-title="Instagram">
• XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[3]/footer[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[4]
• Bounding box: x = 1486, y = 2642, width = 24, height = 24
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 848 of the National Coalition Against Censorship 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