Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 613 on Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://segm.org/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 22:28 by job 261007T2202-905
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 12
  • Violations: 3251
  • Violators: 625
  • Issues: 57
• 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: 287
• Violators: 164

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <a href="https://www.nysun.com/article/beleaguered-world-health-organization-wades-into-transgender-debate-and-is-met-with-uproar-over-plans-to-develop-guidelines-on-trans-healthcare?lctg=$%7BRecipient.RecipientId%7D&amp;recognized_email=$%7BRecipient.EmailAddress?url%7D&amp;newsletter-access&amp;utm_source=MG&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Evening%2520Sun%2520%2520$%7B.now?date?string.iso%7D" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">
• XPath: [not obtained]
• Bounding box: x = 5085, y = 3694, width = 134, height = 14
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 613 of the Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) 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