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Last scanned Jun 22, 2026
news18.com achieved 57 out of 100 in its WCAG 2.2 accessibility assessment conducted on June 22, 2026, meeting some requirements but with room for improvement. The assessment uncovered 11 distinct accessibility violations totalling 430 instances, including 21 critical, 409 serious issues. The most pressing issues include links without accessible names (WCAG 2.4.4, 4.1.2), 170 instances; insufficient colour contrast (WCAG 1.4.3), 130 instances; and focusable elements hidden with aria-hidden (WCAG 4.1.2), 62 instances. The assessment covered 10 pages across 169 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. With 361 third-party requests from 11 vendors, the site may not meet GDPR and ePrivacy consent requirements.
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Key Accessibility Issues
430 violations found across 11 rules — 21 critical, 409 serious, 0 moderate, 0 minor
Ensures links have discernible text
WCAG 2.4.4, 4.1.2 · 170 instances found · How to fix →
Ensures the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
WCAG 1.4.3 · 130 instances found · How to fix →
Ensures aria-hidden elements are not focusable nor contain focusable elements (mobile 320px)
WCAG 4.1.2 · 62 instances found · How to fix →
Ensure touch target have sufficient size and space
WCAG 2.5.8 · 24 instances found
Ensures <img> elements have alternate text or a role of none or presentation
WCAG 1.1.1 · 15 instances found · How to fix →
Ensures <iframe> and <frame> elements have an accessible name
WCAG 4.1.2 · 11 instances found
Ensures every ARIA button, link and menuitem has an accessible name
WCAG 4.1.2 · 6 instances found
Ensures buttons have discernible text
WCAG 4.1.2 · 4 instances found
Ensure elements that have scrollable content are accessible by keyboard (mobile 320px)
WCAG 2.1.1, 2.1.3 · 4 instances found
Ensures <meta http-equiv="refresh"> is not used for delayed refresh
WCAG 2.2.1 · 2 instances found
Cookie Consent & Compliance
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Third-Party Trackers
361 requests detected from 11 vendors — Amazon, iZooto, PubMatic, Chartbeat, comScore...
Third-Party Trackers
361 requests detected from 11 vendors — Amazon, iZooto, PubMatic, Chartbeat, comScore...
Analytics
110
Marketing
26
Necessary
44
Functional
0
Other
0
| Vendor | Category | Type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Advertising | script | c.amazon-adsystem.com |
| Amazon | Advertising | script | prod.tahoe-analytics.publishers.advertising.a2z.com |
| iZooto | Advertising | script | cdn.izooto.com |
| PubMatic | Advertising | script | ads.pubmatic.com |
| Chartbeat | Analytics | script | ping.chartbeat.net |
| Chartbeat | Analytics | script | mab.chartbeat.com |
| comScore | Analytics | script | sb.scorecardresearch.com |
| Analytics | script | region1.analytics.google.com | |
| Google LLC | Analytics | script | www.googletagmanager.com |
| Amazon | Essential | script | s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com |
| Chartbeat | Essential | script | static.chartbeat.com |
| Essential | script | www.gstatic.com | |
| Essential | script | www.google.dk | |
| Essential | script | i.ytimg.com | |
| Essential | script | jnn-pa.googleapis.com | |
| Essential | script | cdn.syndication.twimg.com | |
| Volentio JSD | Essential | script | cdn.jsdelivr.net |
| Google LLC | Marketing | script | imasdk.googleapis.com |
| Google LLC | Marketing | iframe | www.youtube.com |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Marketing | iframe | www.instagram.com |
| X Corp (Twitter) | Marketing | script | platform.twitter.com |
| Google LLC | Necessary | script | fonts.googleapis.com |
| Google LLC | Necessary | script | fonts.gstatic.com |
| Other | script | ad.doubleclick.net | |
| Other | script | securepubads.g.doubleclick.net | |
| Other | script | region1.google-analytics.com | |
| Other | script | s0.2mdn.net | |
| Other | script | pagead2.googlesyndication.com | |
| Other | script | googleads.g.doubleclick.net | |
| Social | script | platform.x.com |
Cookies
17 cookies detected — 0 necessary, 4 analytics, 0 marketing
Cookies
17 cookies detected — 0 necessary, 4 analytics, 0 marketing
Total
17
Necessary
0
Functional
0
Analytics
4
Marketing
0
Unknown
13
| Name | Domain | Category | Provider | Expiry | Secure | HttpOnly | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | .news18.com | Analytics | Google Analytics | 1.1 yr | — | — | 1st |
| _ga_4LJXB6XTLN | .news18.com | Analytics | Google Analytics | 1.1 yr | — | — | 1st |
| _ga_JYKB7M1PS0 | .news18.com | Analytics | Google Analytics | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| _gcl_au | .news18.com | Analytics | Google Analytics | 88 d | — | — | 1st |
| cdp_tags | .news18.com | Unknown | — | Expired | — | — | 1st |
| cdp_user_cohort | .news18.com | Unknown | — | Expired | — | — | 1st |
| cdp_vid | .news18.com | Unknown | — | 358 d | — | — | 1st |
| FCCDCF | .news18.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | — | — | 1st |
| GOOGLE_ADS_PPID | .news18.com | Unknown | — | 5 d | — | — | 1st |
| g_state | www.news18.com | Unknown | — | 178 d | — | — | 1st |
| ppid | .news18.com | Unknown | — | 358 d | — | — | 1st |
| ppid_ga | .news18.com | Unknown | — | 28 d | — | — | 1st |
| ppid_temp | .news18.com | Unknown | — | 358 d | — | — | 1st |
| _cb | .news18.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| _cb_svref | .news18.com | Unknown | — | Expired | ✓ | — | 1st |
| _chartbeat2 | .news18.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| _dd_s | www.news18.com | Unknown | — | Expired | — | — | 1st |
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