Kilotest: Violations of z-index not zero issue for Freedom House page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://freedomhouse.org/
• Tested 2 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
• Download the full technical report (JSON)

About the issue

• Why it matters: User cannot predict the effect of clicking
• Priority: lowest
• Related WCAG standard: 1.4
• Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
• Violations: 19
• Violators: 19

Violators

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the z-index not zero issue.

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• Element 854

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Top
  • Start tag: <button class="back-to-top" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 246

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Expanding and Defending Freedom Around the World
  • Start tag: <div class="basic-header-text-wrapper">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 420, y = 270, width = 710, height = 246
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 250

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Expanding and Defending Freedom Around the World … Caption
  • Start tag: <div class="basic-header-image-overlay">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]
  • Bounding box: x = 0, y = 143, width = 1920, height = 500
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 253

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Caption
  • Start tag: <button class="banner-caption-toggle">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1860, y = 163, width = 40, height = 56
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 256

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Bernardo Arevalo supporters cheer after their presidential victory in Guatemala. (Photo by Camilo Freedman/Sipa USA/Alamy Live News)
  • Start tag: <div class="banner-caption hidden">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 261

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: REMARKS … Learn More
  • Start tag: <div class="basic-header-inset-cta has-image">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 1341, y = 375, width = 546, height = 235
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• Element 282

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="container share-buttons a2a_kit" data-a2a-url="" style="line-height: 16px;">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
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• Element 396

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Tracking Freedom Around the World … Explore Our Interactive Map
  • Start tag: <div class="full-width-cta__text-wrapper">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[6]/div[2]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 420, y = 2937, width = 525, height = 174
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• Element 803

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: 6E55EA53-B09E-4B49-9355-9E2A3E37B765 … }
  • Start tag: <div class="newsletter-webform" data-once="newsletter-modal">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 806

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: 6E55EA53-B09E-4B49-9355-9E2A3E37B765
  • Start tag: <button class="newsletter-webform__close" id="modal-close" type="button" aria-label="Close">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 135

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <button class="menu-toggle" aria-label="Open mobile menu" title="Menu Toggle" data-once="ts-menu-toggle">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/header[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[2]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1461, y = 56, width = 54, height = 72
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• Element 138

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Expanding Freedom and Democracy … Sign Up for Updates
  • Start tag: <div class="mega-menu mobile-menu-target">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/header[1]/div[4]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
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• Element 941

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="a2a_overlay a2a_localize" id="a2a_overlay" tabindex="0" aria-label="Close" data-a2a-localize="label,Close">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
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• Element 942

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Copy link✓Thanks for sharing!
  • Start tag: <div id="a2a_modal" class="a2a_modal a2a_hide" role="dialog" tabindex="-1" aria-label="" aria-modal="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 952

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Find any serviceAddToAny
  • Start tag: <div class="a2a_menu a2a_full a2a_localize" id="a2apage_full" role="dialog" tabindex="-1" aria-label="Share" data-a2a-localize="title,Share" aria-modal="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 968

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: More…
  • Start tag: <div id="a2apage_dropdown" class="a2a_menu a2a_mini a2a_localize a2a_hide" tabindex="-1" aria-label="Share" data-a2a-localize="label,Share">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[4]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
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• Element 982

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div style="height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; z-index: 100000; top: 0px; visibility: hidden;">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[5]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
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• Element 983

  • Tag name: IFRAME
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <iframe id="a2a_sm_ifr" title="AddToAny Utility Frame" aria-hidden="true" src="https://static.addtoany.com/menu/sm.25.html#type=core&amp;event=load" style="height: 1px; width: 1px; border: 0px; left: 0px; top: 0px; position: absolute; z-index: 100000; display: none;">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[5]/iframe[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
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• Element 1018

  • Tag name: IFRAME
  • Text: Skip to main content … Freedom House is a 501(c)(3) organization registered in the US under EIN: 13-1656647.
  • Start tag: <iframe title="Persistent Donate Button" src="about:blank" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" width="130px" height="53px" id="XKQCTTYQ" class="fun-element-stickyButton" scrolling="no" style="visibility: visible !important; pointer-events: auto !important; inset: 50% auto auto 0px !important; transition: none !important; translate: 0px 65px !important; rotate: -90deg !important; display: inline-block !important; vertical-align: middle !important; z-index: 2147483644 !important; transform-origin: 0px 0px !important; position: fixed !important; height: 53px !important; min-height: 53px !important; max-height: 53px !important; width: 130px !important; min-width: 130px !important; max-width: 130px !important;">
  • XPath: /html/body/iframe[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 0, y = 475, width = 53, height = 130
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