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Last scanned Jun 22, 2026
cnet.com scored a strong 80 out of 100 in its WCAG 2.2 accessibility assessment conducted on June 22, 2026. The assessment detected 8 distinct accessibility violations totalling 82 instances, including 15 critical, 67 serious issues. The most pressing issues include iframes missing title attributes (WCAG 4.1.2), 25 instances; insufficient colour contrast (WCAG 1.4.3), 21 instances; and buttons without accessible names (WCAG 4.1.2), 13 instances. The assessment covered 10 pages across 129 unique page templates. The site uses OneTrust as its consent management platform with Google Consent Mode v2, but does not implement IAB TCF v2.3. 704 third-party requests were detected from 30 vendors.
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Key Accessibility Issues
82 violations found across 8 rules — 15 critical, 67 serious, 0 moderate, 0 minor
Ensures <iframe> and <frame> elements have an accessible name
WCAG 4.1.2 · 25 instances found
Ensures the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
WCAG 1.4.3 · 21 instances found · How to fix →
Ensures buttons have discernible text (mobile 320px)
WCAG 4.1.2 · 13 instances found
Ensure touch target have sufficient size and space (mobile 320px)
WCAG 2.5.8 · 12 instances found
Ensures links have discernible text
WCAG 2.4.4, 4.1.2 · 4 instances found · How to fix →
Ensure elements that have scrollable content are accessible by keyboard
WCAG 2.1.1, 2.1.3 · 3 instances found
Ensures <img> elements have alternate text or a role of none or presentation
WCAG 1.1.1 · 2 instances found · How to fix →
Ensures every ARIA button, link and menuitem has an accessible name (mobile 320px)
WCAG 4.1.2 · 2 instances found
Cookie Consent & Compliance
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Third-Party Trackers
704 requests detected from 30 vendors — Admiral, Amazon, Confiant, Criteo, DoubleVerify...
Third-Party Trackers
704 requests detected from 30 vendors — Admiral, Amazon, Confiant, Criteo, DoubleVerify...
Analytics
128
Marketing
21
Necessary
39
Functional
0
Other
0
| Vendor | Category | Type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral | Advertising | script | frugalfiestas.com |
| Admiral | Advertising | script | merequartz.com |
| Amazon | Advertising | script | config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com |
| Amazon | Advertising | script | prod.us-east-1.cxm-bcn.publisher-services.amazon.dev |
| Confiant | Advertising | script | cdn.confiant-integrations.net |
| Criteo | Advertising | script | dis.criteo.com |
| DoubleVerify | Advertising | script | vtrk.dv.tech |
| Insticator | Advertising | script | usync.ingage.tech |
| LiveRamp | Advertising | script | idsync.rlcdn.com |
| Microsoft | Advertising | script | ib.adnxs.com |
| Nexxen | Advertising | script | d.turn.com |
| Nielsen | Advertising | script | cdn-gl.imrworldwide.com |
| StackAdapt | Advertising | script | sync.srv.stackadapt.com |
| Teads | Advertising | script | b1sync.zemanta.com |
| ZetaGlobal | Advertising | script | b-code.liadm.com |
| ZetaGlobal | Advertising | script | live.rezync.com |
| ZetaGlobal | Advertising | script | p.rfihub.com |
| Chartbeat | Analytics | script | ping.chartbeat.net |
| Chartbeat | Analytics | script | mab.chartbeat.com |
| cohesionapps.com | Analytics | script | cdn.cohesionapps.com |
| comScore | Analytics | script | sb.scorecardresearch.com |
| Google LLC | Analytics | script | www.googletagmanager.com |
| JWP Connatix | Analytics | script | prd.jwpltx.com |
| New Relic | Analytics | script | js-agent.newrelic.com |
| Brightcove | Essential | script | metrics.brightcove.com |
| Brightcove | Essential | script | players.brightcove.net |
| Brightcove | Essential | script | edge.api.brightcove.com |
| Chartbeat | Essential | script | static.chartbeat.com |
| Essential | script | i.ytimg.com | |
| Essential | script | www.gstatic.com | |
| Essential | script | jnn-pa.googleapis.com | |
| JWP Connatix | Essential | script | cdn.jwplayer.com |
| JWP Connatix | Essential | script | ssl.p.jwpcdn.com |
| Essential | script | cdn.syndication.twimg.com | |
| Google LLC | Marketing | script | imasdk.googleapis.com |
| Google LLC | Marketing | iframe | www.youtube.com |
| X Corp (Twitter) | Marketing | script | platform.twitter.com |
| Google LLC | Necessary | script | fonts.gstatic.com |
| New Relic Inc. | Necessary | pixel | bam.nr-data.net |
| OneTrust LLC | Necessary | script | cdn.cookielaw.org |
| Adobe | Other | pixel | dpm.demdex.net |
| DoubleVerify | Other | script | pub.doubleverify.com |
| Other | script | tpc.googlesyndication.com | |
| Other | script | s0.2mdn.net | |
| Other | script | region1.google-analytics.com | |
| Other | script | securepubads.g.doubleclick.net | |
| Integral Ad Science | Other | script | dt.adsafeprotected.com |
| OneTrust | Other | script | geolocation.onetrust.com |
| RoqAd | Other | script | ws.rqtrk.eu |
| The Trade Desk | Other | pixel | openads-cdn.adsrvr.org |
| The Trade Desk | Other | pixel | match.adsrvr.org |
| Social | script | platform.x.com |
Cookies
13 cookies detected — 0 necessary, 0 analytics, 0 marketing
Cookies
13 cookies detected — 0 necessary, 0 analytics, 0 marketing
Total
13
Necessary
0
Functional
1
Analytics
0
Marketing
0
Unknown
12
| Name | Domain | Category | Provider | Expiry | Secure | HttpOnly | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| country_code | .cnet.com | Functional | Geolocation | 5 d | ✓ | — | 1st |
| FCCDCF | .cnet.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | — | — | 1st |
| FCNEC | .cnet.com | Unknown | — | 363 d | — | — | 1st |
| fly_device | .cnet.com | Unknown | — | 5 d | ✓ | — | 1st |
| fly_geo | .cnet.com | Unknown | — | 5 d | ✓ | — | 1st |
| fly_zip | .cnet.com | Unknown | — | 5 d | ✓ | — | 1st |
| fu | www.cnet.com | Unknown | — | 28 d | ✓ | — | 1st |
| OptanonConsent | .cnet.com | Unknown | — | 363 d | — | — | 1st |
| opt_out | .cnet.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | — | — | 1st |
| zd_core_lialready | .cnet.com | Unknown | — | 13 d | — | — | 1st |
| _awl | .cnet.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| _dd_s | www.cnet.com | Unknown | — | 363 d | — | — | 1st |
| _mfuuid_ | www.cnet.com | Unknown | — | 363 d | — | — | 1st |
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